Society

02 August 2010 [10:10]

Wounded woman survives an armored attack in Baku

An incident involving the use of arms took place in Baku, police office of the Yasamal district of the capital city told APA.
02 August 2010 [09:48]

UNESCO's General Director visited Sheki

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has visited Shaki, a city in the north of Azerbaijan to view its must-see places.
02 August 2010 [09:42]

"Azerbaijani people are the successors of the creators of South Caucasus' ancient civilization"

Interview with Head of Archeology and Ethnography Institute at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Doctor Farhad Guliyev.
31 July 2010 [09:23]

Azerbaijan's first lady presented with UNESCO's Mozart Gold Medal

The second international musical festival was officially opened in Gabala at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on Friday.
30 July 2010 [16:15]

Strange action in Baku downtown

30 July 2010 [14:40]

Scouts from Norway to come to Azerbaijan

Scouts from Norway will trip to Azerbaijan today.
30 July 2010 [12:08]

Teacher of Azerbaijan State Oil Academy commits suicide

A man committed suicide in Narimanov district of Baku.
30 July 2010 [11:45]

Azerbaijan Traffic Police warns drivers

Traffic on the bridge on the Kura River in Shirvan-Sabirabad route will be temporarily limited.
30 July 2010 [11:25]

UNESCO director-general tours historic core of Baku

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has toured the Icharishahar, Inner City, historic core of Azerbaijan's capital.
29 July 2010 [16:35]

Man dies a terrible death in Azerbaijan's Oguz region

A terrible death occurred in Azerbaijan's north-western Oguz region on July 28.
29 July 2010 [16:08]

Azerbaijan Medical University professor on ways to cope with abnormal heat in Baku

Interview with Dean of Medical and Biological Department at Azerbaijan Medical University, Professor Aydin Mammadov.
29 July 2010 [13:44]

OECD anti-corruption assessment report discussed in Baku

An assessment report of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was heard in Baku on July 28.
29 July 2010 [13:13]

"Azerbaijanis and Armenians in Korea never had conflicts"

An interview with head of the Azerbaijan-Korea Student Organization "Buta" Eltay Aslanov.
28 July 2010 [16:43]

Quake hits Caspian Sea

28 July 2010 [16:18]

Temperature will hit 42 degrees Celsius in Azerbaijan tomorrow

Sunny weather and south-east winds are expected in Baku and Absheron peninsula on July 28.
28 July 2010 [15:45]

Triplets born in Baku

28 July 2010 [15:10]

Divers rescue over 11 people from Caspian Sea

About 11 people were rescued from sea in Azerbaijan on July 27.
28 July 2010 [14:07]

Cemetery burns away in Azerbaijan's Goychay region

A cemetery burned away in Goychay region of Azerbaijan.
28 July 2010 [13:55]

Armenians robs Turkish activist in Batumi

Yusuf Yilmaz, President of Kojaeli division of Turkey-based Union for Fight against Groundless "Armenian genocide" Claims has been attacked in Batumi.
28 July 2010 [13:07]

More Baku residents hit by sunstroke hospitalized

Baku ambulance service has received 1,300 calls last night.
28 July 2010 [11:55]

Indian language department to open at Azerbaijan University of Languages

The Indian language department will be open at the Azerbaijan University of Languages, Indian ambassador to Azerbaijan Debnath Shaw said.
28 July 2010 [10:25]

Debut Moscow flight lands in Nakhchivan

The first plane of the Moscow government-owned "Atlant-Soyuz" airlines touched down in Azerbaijan's Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan on July 27th.
28 July 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijani scientist elected as a member of Russian Academy of Sciences scientific council

Deputy director of the Azerbaijan Institute of Petrochemical Processes, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences Akif Azizov has been elected a member of a scientific council of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
27 July 2010 [18:07]

Number of officially registered religious communities in Azerbaijan revealed

Azerbaijan State Committee for Religious Associations handed over certificates on state registration to a group of leaders of some religious communities today, according to the committee.
27 July 2010 [17:10]

11,216 drunken drivers apprehended in Azerbaijan this year

Traffic police have registered 471,639 violations by drivers in Azerbaijan during raids carried out this year.
27 July 2010 [15:10]

Criminal case on incident at military unit in Azerbaijan's Dashkasan region to be submitted to court

The investigation into the armed incident in military unit located in Dashkesan (400 km west of Baku), ended and submitted to the court, Azerbaijan Serious Crimes Court said.
27 July 2010 [14:55]

Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry issues statement on forest fires in Azerbaijan

Danger of fire has increased in the forests in connection with hot and windy weather in the country.
27 July 2010 [13:45]

Massage parlor attacked in Azerbaijan

Unknown people attacked a massage studio in Darnagul settlement of Baku last night.
27 July 2010 [13:05]

Sale of Russia-made ice creams banned in Azerbaijan

The sale of “Russkiy kholod” ice creams has been banned in Azerbaijan, press office of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents said.
27 July 2010 [10:27]

Seven plant workers injured in traffic accident in Garadagh district of Baku

Seven people were injured today in a traffic accident in the Sahil settlement of Garadagh district in Baku.
27 July 2010 [09:55]

Azerbaijani students in Georgia arrive in Baku

A group of the Azerbaijani students in Georgia and representatives of youth organizations arrived in Baku on July 26.
26 July 2010 [18:00]

Midget wedding in Azerbaijan!

A recent wedding ceremony in Adnali village of Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi region caused a great interest.
26 July 2010 [16:55]

Over 317 kilograms of expired products revealed in Azerbaijan

The State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Protection under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development destroyed about 317 kilograms of expired products.
26 July 2010 [16:22]

Boeing 737-800 launches its first Nakhchivan-Moscow flight

Boeing 737-800 will make its first flight from Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan to Russian capital Moscow tomorrow.
26 July 2010 [15:57]

Hot weather conditions to dominate in Azerbaijan for 3 more days

Hot weather conditions will dominate in Azerbaijan in the coming three days, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources said.