On September 27, 1993, after a week and a half of fierce fighting, control of Sukhumi, the largest city of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, passed from Georgian units to Abkhaz formations ...

The separatist leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government buildings and at least 14 ...

TBILISI (Reuters) -The acting leader of Abkhazia has won a presidential election in the breakaway Georgian region, state media said on Sunday, months after his predecessor was driven from office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last October, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine would strike Russia's Black Sea Fleet wherever it will be stationed — ...

Abkhazia has enjoyed the status of a de facto independent state since it won its secessionist war with Georgia in 1992-1993. After the Russia-Georgia war of 2008, six countries, all members of the ...

If the de facto pro-Kremlin leader of Abkhazia gets his way, Georgia's breakaway region could face draconian restrictions on any individual or group receiving foreign funding as its rubberstamp ...

I tried to focus on the movie screen, but could not help looking at my friend out of the corner of my eye. She insisted on coming along, but I was not sure it was a good idea: The movie was about a ...

Helmut Probst stands on his land outside the Abkhaz village of Lykhny with arms flailing in welcome. One of a rare breed, the German-Abkhaz, he has assimilated much of his surroundings- Abkhaz ...

CHUBURKHINJI Abkhazia (Reuters) - Trudging over a bridge hundreds of meters long, English teacher Natia Ablotia struggles home in the blazing heat, laden with goods that are cheaper to buy across the ...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government ...

Police are seeking information about a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Detroit. Read full article: Wildfires force 80% contained, evacuations lifted in northern Michigan county Police are seeking ...