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South Ossetia shootings heighten Georgia tension (CNN.com)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:57:29 GMT
Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia offered differing accounts Friday of a shooting that highlights continued tension between them amid Georgia's NATO ambitions.

Rebel Georgia region mobilises forces after shelling (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:19:18 GMT
Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia ordered its residents to mobilise on Friday and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in intense shelling.

Rebel region mobilises forces after shelling from Georgia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:16:35 GMT
Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia on Friday ordered a "general mobilisation" of its forces and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after three people were killed in intense shelling.

GSP: 6 fatalities reported on Georgia roads (AccessNorthGA)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:53:35 GMT
UNDATED – The Georgia State Patrol reports 65 accidents in Northeast Georgia with 22 injuries and no fatalities in the first 24 hours of the holiday weekend.

Russia urges Georgia to refrain from violence in Ossetia (Deutsche Welle)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:24:36 GMT
The European Union has expressed concern about the rising violence in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, and called on all sides to show restraint.

Richt suspends Georgia DE Lemon following arrest (Sports Illustrated)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:13:52 GMT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia defensive end Michael Lemon was suspended by coach Mark Richt on Thursday after he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery and felony aggravated battery.

Russia urges Georgia to sign ceasefire deal with its breakaway regions (People's Daily)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:41:06 GMT
The Russian foreign minister said Russia is concerned over the escalation of violence in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia and urged Georgia to sign a ceasefire deal with its breakaway regions, the RIA Novosti news agency reported ...

Union for Pryor workers sues Georgia Pacific (News On 6 Tulsa)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:58:26 GMT
Associated Press - July 4, 2008 4:55 PM ET PRYOR, Okla. (AP) - A union representing workers at the former Georgia Pacific plant in northeastern Oklahoma have sued the company seeking more than...

Suspect in Omaha shooting arrested in Georgia (Lincoln Journal Star)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:35:49 GMT
OMAHA — An Omaha man suspected in a shooting last month has been arrested in Georgia. A warrant charging 24-year-old Jamal Abram with attempted murder was issued before his arrest. He will be extradited to Nebraska to face the charge.

Russian Foreign Ministry Accuses Georgia Of Act Of Aggression (Nasdaq)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:05:16 GMT
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Georgia of an "act of aggression" against the breakaway South Ossetia region after separatist officials said two people had died in heavy shelling.

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