Military cooperation between Moscow and Damascus appears to have taken on a new zeal, writes Hugh Macleod.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Nato of provoking the conflict with Georgia but said this did not mean Russia planned to isolate itself.

Twelve days after they first rolled in, Russian tanks are still in Georgia and show no signs of pulling out.

The scale of ethnic cleansing is strikingly apparent, writes Luke Harding.