THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has requested permission to open an investigation into the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia, saying there is evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed during the brief conflict.
Associated Press: ICC investigator seeks approval for Georgia investigation
Protesters remove a border sign erected by Russian and Ossetian troops along Georgia's de-facto border with its breakaway region of South Ossetia in the village of Khurvaleti on July 14.