Georgia: ceasefire discussions continue

Moscow, Russia: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with the leaders of Georgia's breakaway regions: Eduard Kokoity of South Ossetia (R), and Sergei Bagapsh of Abkhazia (L) at the Kremlin Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov /AFP

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: Local men collect the body of a Georgian soldier for burial Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky /AP

Gori, Georgia: Locals reach for loaves of bread at a bakery Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: An local man smokes a cigarette as he stands on the balcony of a ruined apartment block Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Gori, Georgia: Russian soldiers detain a man carrying weapons in his car at a checkpoint Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Gori, Georgia: A wedding announcement from a newspaper lies on the ground near a burnt-out apartment block Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Gori, Georgia: A Russian attack helicopter hovers over a convoy of Georgian police and international journalists on the outskirts of the town Photograph: Chris Hondros /Getty

Gori, Georgia: The reflection in a broken window of a statue of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin Photograph: Maxim Avdeev /AFP

Gori, Georgia: The covered body of a Georgian man lies in a local hospital after being killed during fighting Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Gori, Georgia: A wounded resident is evacuated Photograph: Uriel Sinai /Getty

Gori, Georgia: Russian soldiers show weapons confiscated from looters Photograph: Uriel Sinai /Getty

Kodori Gorge, Abkhazia: A man pulls a cow in front of an Abkhaz tank in the remote area of the breakaway region Photograph: Viktor Drachev /AFP

Kodori Gorge, Abkhazia: Abkhaz fighters cook food outside the town of Chkhalta Photograph: Viktor Drachev /AFP

Zugdidi, Georgia: Georgian refugees from Abkhazia wait on a bus during a stopover for food Photograph: Umit Bektas /Reuters

Sochi, Russia: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, at his residence Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP

Tbilisi, Georgia: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili. Rice arrived in Georgia for talks on formalising a French-negotiated ceasefire to the South Ossetian conflict Photograph: Irakli Gedenidze /AFP