Red Cross denied access to Georgian region of South Ossetia
Geneva, Aug 19 The Red Cross is being denied access to the separatist Georgian region of South Ossetia, a spokeswoman for the humanitarian organization said from its headquarters in Geneva.
European Union monitors began patrolling Georgian territory today and Russian troops allowed some of them into a buffer zone around the breakaway region of South Ossetia, despite earlier warnings from Moscow they would be blocked.