MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has launched a military offensive to force Georgian troops out of the upper part of the disputed Kodori gorge, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. It quoted the Abkhaz defence ministry as saying the rebel region started the operation at 6:00 a.m. (0200 GMT). It gave no further details. (Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Matthew Jones)
Demonstrators hold a protest in front of United Nations headquarters in New York, August 11, 2008 as the U.N. Security Council discusses the conflict between Russian and Georgia. U.S. President George ...
