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Matthew Collin: Once a symbol of the American dream, Detroit has become a byword for urban decay. But now things are changing. Electronic music legends including Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Carl Craig explain how creative young people are colonising the city's derelict spaces and striving for a better future

Liberal rock bands who feared drift towards socially conservative authoritarianism say protests are an awakening

The opposition will take to the streets of Tbilisi to demand Saakashvili's resignation

Matthew Collin: Few Georgians will criticise Mikheil Saakashvili openly while the Russian invaders remain. But they are counting their casualties

Army's main staging post, Gori, is largely deserted after thousands of residents flee from Russian air attack

Moscow targets Georgian towns while UN heads frantic bid to contain war in Caucasus

Hundreds of bodies lie in the streets of war-torn Caucasus towns as a dispute over the sovereignty of a tiny enclave escalates

Anxious talk is of war in Georgia's capital, Tblisi less than two hours' drive from South Ossetia

Murderous bombing campaign spreads fear in Abkhazia as tension mounts between Russia and Georgia