News for 23 October 2010

Voice of Diaspora

World news

Weird / Interesting

23 October 2010 [12:05]

New research: Plants play larger role than thought in cleaning up air pollution

Vegetation plays an unexpectedly large role in cleansing the atmosphere, a new study finds.

Politics

23 October 2010 [10:57]

European security expert: It is clear that Azerbaijan is much stronger than Armenia

Interview with Marcel de Haas, senior research fellow in security policy at the Institute of International Relations in Hague, Netherlands.
23 October 2010 [10:42]

Azerbaijan State Migration Service: Turkish citizens can further obtain visas at Baku airport

Chief of Azerbaijani State Migration Service Arzu Rahimov answered media's questions.

Business

Society

23 October 2010 [13:23]

South Caucasus in Changing World Annual Symposium ends with declaration in Baku

Baku Annual Symposium "South Caucasus in a Changing World" has ended today with adoption of a declaration.
23 October 2010 [12:42]

Baku unites world's philologists

The 4th conference on comparative study of literature and 1st symposium on teaching Turkish languages and literature to the memory of people`s poet Bakhtiyar Bahabzade started in Baku.

Sports

23 October 2010 [10:15]

Baku hosts show jumping cup

Arts & Entertainment

23 October 2010 [12:35]

Azerbaijan joins International Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival

Azerbaijan has joined the 53rd International Leipzig Documentary and Animation Festival underway in Germany.

Exhibitions

23 October 2010 [16:50]

BakuBuild-2010: results and future trends

BakuBuild-2010 has and we can summarize the results of the largest construction forum in the Caspian region, highlight the many positive moments of this vivid event, and analyze the lessons learned.
23 October 2010 [09:45]

Presentation of books about Azerbaijan in Romania

The Polemos book fair opened October 20 at the culture center of the Officers Palace in Bucharest, Romania.