Leaders of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia say they're planning a referendum to join the Russian Federation.

South Ossetia is the world’s only territory that has formally recognized the two “people’s republics.” South Ossetia itself was recognized by Russia in 2008, after Moscow crushed an attempt by Georgia ...

According to Georgia, at least 28,800 ethnic Georgians have fled South Ossetia in recent weeks, part of a larger exodus of some 160,000 people from the conflict zone.

“Right after the conflict there were lots of requests from people seeking to be reunited with their families,” says Marina Tedeti, spokeswoman for the ICRC operating in South Ossetia.

Ever since the population of Georgia’s autonomous republic of South Ossetia began campaigning in 1989 to secede from what was then still the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, the option of ...

Leonid Tibilov, de facto president of Georgia's breakaway Republic of South Ossetia, has been forced to abandon his plans to hold a referendum in August on amending the region's constitution to ...

Some South Ossetians favor “South Alania,” dropping the “Ossetia” name altogether, under the belief that “Ossetia” is derived from the Georgian name for the people. Others favor using some version of ...

“Young people leave South Ossetia as soon as they turn 18.” Despite the momentous budget allocated to repairs, Alan’s relatives have had to spend their own funds to fix their homes.

Russia's support for tiny South Ossetia's independence raises a befuddling legal question: can a state be too marginal to be recognized? If granted autonomy, South Ossetia would rank as the world ...

Russia say tens of thousands of people have been displaced from South Ossetia, where the conflict erupted a week ago. Fighting has largely stopped in the area, but reports of looting and banditry ...