News for 08 April 2010

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08 April 2010 [12:12]

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Weird / Interesting

08 April 2010 [16:41]

Party of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals to participate in parliamentary elections in Philippines

The Supreme Court of Philippines issued a decree permitting the Party of Gays to participate in the parliamentary elections.
08 April 2010 [12:48]

US Army to "use Metallica to fight Taliban"

The US army are reportedly using music by Metallica and Thin Lizzy to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan.
08 April 2010 [11:15]

102-year-old woman starts at primary school

A 102-year-old woman has reportedly become the world's oldest first-year pupil when she started at a primary school in China.

Politics

08 April 2010 [20:00]

Romanian ambassador: Azerbaijan important partner for NATO

Azerbaijan is an important partner of NATO, the Ambassador of Romania to Azerbaijan Nikolai Ureki said to a meeting with students at the Azerbaijan University of Languages.
08 April 2010 [17:29]

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urges citizens not to travel to Kyrgyzstan

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urges citizens not to travel to Kyrgyzstan due to the recent situation in Kyrgyzstan.
08 April 2010 [17:21]

Heritage Foundation expert denies information on new Turkish-Armenian "road map"

Another unverified information that caused observers' surprise leaked into the media outlets.
08 April 2010 [16:09]

EU Commissioner: EU considering opportunity of direct participation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution

Interview with Stefan Fule, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, on the eve of his first visit to Azerbaijan on Apr. 9 in line with his current mandate.
08 April 2010 [14:38]

Turkish Prime Minister's adviser to visit Azerbaijan - UPDATE

Adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Firudin Sinirlioglu, will visit Baku April 9, Anadolu agency reported.
08 April 2010 [13:32]

Azerbaijani ruling party: Events in Kyrgyzstan demonstrate fragility of power, not based on people's will

The power must be formed by free will of people, Azerbaijani ruling party said.
08 April 2010 [12:24]

Azerbaijani MPs attend CIS Parliamentary Assembly session in St. Petersburg

Regular meeting of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly kicked off in St. Petersburg.
08 April 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is on state visit to Estonia - UPDATE - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Estonia for a state visit on April 7. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Business

08 April 2010 [15:55]

World Bank suggests Azerbaijan to increase number of people with higher education up to 50%

The World Bank considers insufficient level of education in Azerbaijan as a key hindrance to country’s development.
08 April 2010 [15:25]

Azerbaijan calls Vietnam to establish joint ventures in rural industry

Azerbaijan-Vietnam Business Forum has been held in Baku today.
08 April 2010 [09:35]

SOCAR cut drilling by 12.7% in March

In March 2010, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) lowered drilling by 12.7% against February of the year.

Daily Laugh

08 April 2010 [13:25]

Daily laugh: Grey Hair

Society

08 April 2010 [16:17]

Ecology Ministry: 2010 to be seismically active in Azerbaijan

Seismologists forecast, that 2010 will be seismically active in Azerbaijan.
08 April 2010 [15:14]

Month of safe movement to be launched in Baku

The month of safe movement "Attention, a pedestrian!" will start in Baku on April 15.
08 April 2010 [14:31]

Bangladeshi citizens living without registration detained in Baku

Citizens of Bangladesh living without registration detained in Baku.
08 April 2010 [11:07]

A mass bloodfight between students in Baku

Mass scuffles took place between the students in Baku, police office of Yasamal district of Baku said.
08 April 2010 [10:13]

Azerbaijan Constitutional Court's chairman meets Dutch ambassador

Chairman of Azerbaijan Constitutional Court Farhad Abdullayev has met today Dutch ambassador Jan Lukas Inayat van Hoorn.

Sports

08 April 2010 [11:48]

Azerbaijani karate fighters win six medals in U.S. Open

Azerbaijani karate fighters participated in the international karate competition USA OPEN in Las Vegas.

Arts & Entertainment

08 April 2010 [18:15]

Safura Alizadeh interviewed by Oikotimes

Here's a nice interview of Safura Alizade, which she gave to the Oikotimes.com website. Read on.
08 April 2010 [17:55]

People's Artist of USSR honored in Azerbaijan

Memory of People's Artist of USSR and Azerbaijan Lutfiyar Imanov was honored at the Niyazi House Museum in Baku.
08 April 2010 [16:58]

Azerbaijani composers to participate in international festival of contemporary music

Three Azerbaijani composers participate in international festival of contemporary music "Convergense" which is now being held in Tbilisi.
08 April 2010 [08:50]

Intellectual films to be shown to Baku movie lovers

Baku Museum to open a film society soon.