South Ossetian forces have moved into Perevi, an ethnically Georgian village on the border that is claimed by both sides.

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured into the streets of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, hoping to weaken the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured into the streets of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, hoping to weaken the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

European leaders confirmed Friday that Russians had met a deadline to withdraw troops from buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

European leaders on Friday confirmed that Russians had met a deadline to withdraw troops from buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russia removed its last checkpoints from the buffer zones outside the breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, fulfilling a key requirement of a cease-fire agreement.

Russian peacekeeping forces dismantled one checkpoint inside Georgia and were at work removing several others on Sunday, five days ahead of a deadline.

Russian peacekeeping forces dismantled one checkpoint inside Georgia and were at work removing several others on Sunday, four days ahead of a deadline.

Russian peacekeeping forces dismantled one checkpoint inside Georgia and were at work removing several others on Sunday, four days ahead of a deadline.

The E.U. began deploying monitors to Georgia despite earlier threats by the Russian military to bar them from buffer zones around Abkhazia and South Ossetia.