United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has repeated his appeal to separatist Abkhaz officials to begin UN-brokered negotiations on settling their conflict with Georgia. Annan says in a new report ...

The two main contenders for the presidency in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia recently went to Moscow for emergency talks aimed at settling their postelection dispute. The consultations ended ...

Abkhazia may be an unlikely home for Syrian refugees in the South Caucasus, but since war broke out, this small de-facto state on the Black Sea, considered by most states to be Georgian territory, has ...

GALI, Georgia -- -- GALI, Georgia -- The old women in the horse-drawn cart tensed up as they approached the border. "You watch, they're going to yell and curse at us," one of them murmured as they ...

Tensions have been heightening between Russia and the declared winner of October's presidential election in Abkhazia. Moscow has refused to recognize the results of the poll, which signaled the defeat ...