News for 18 May 2010

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Weird / Interesting

18 May 2010 [17:34]

Peacock moves into family home - PHOTO

A peacock has become tame enough to enter a family home after becoming accustomed to living in the garden and eating bird seed.
18 May 2010 [16:10]

Pizza in Naples 'cooked with wood from coffins'

Italian prosecutors believe pizza in the southern city of Naples may be baked in ovens lit with wood from coffins dug up in the local cemetery, according to Italian daily Il Giornale.
18 May 2010 [13:09]

Primary school students driven to school "fail to know where they live"

Thousands of primary school students who do not walk to school fail to realise where they live, a survey has found.
18 May 2010 [12:26]

Real life Spiderman from India - PHOTOS

A real-life Spiderman, who lives in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Jyothi Raj, 22, is often compared to the superhero by tourists at India’s Chitradurga Fort, where he performs.
18 May 2010 [11:59]

Robot conducts Japanese wedding - PHOTO

A Japanese wedding took place with a robot leading the ceremony for the first time.

Politics

18 May 2010 [17:55]

TurkPA's workers to do practical work at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Workers of Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TurkPA) will do practical work at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
18 May 2010 [16:23]

Jamestown University expert: France should not be co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group

Interview with expert at the U.S.-based Jamestown University Vladimir Sokor.
18 May 2010 [14:43]

'Azerbaijan ambiguously appreciates OSCE proposals on elections'

Senior official of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration ambiguously appreciates the OSCE proposals on the parliamentary elections.
18 May 2010 [11:14]

Turkish Premier ends his official visit to Azerbaijan - UPDATE - PHOTOS

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Azerbaijan on May 17.

Business

18 May 2010 [17:11]

Members of Romania-Turkey Businesswomen Association to visit Azerbaijan

Members of the Romania-Turkey Businesswomen Association will tomorrow visit Azerbaijan.
18 May 2010 [12:53]

Azerbaijani Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov: We have to delay emission of euro bonds

Interview with Azerbaijani Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov.
18 May 2010 [12:46]

BP spent $1.4m in Azerbaijan alone in 1st quarter of 2010 on sustainable development projects

BP said it spent around $1.36 million in Azerbaijan alone on sustainable development projects during the first quarter of 2010.

Photo Galleries

Society

18 May 2010 [18:08]

Azerbaijan's deputy minister of education visits Scotland

Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Education Isgandar Isgandarov and his accompanying delegation is visiting Scotland.
18 May 2010 [15:32]

Water level in Azerbaijan's Mingachevir Reservoir has 26 cm left to reach maximum level

Water level in Kura and Araz rivers was on the rise for the past 24 hours in Azerbaijan.
18 May 2010 [13:53]

Azerbaijan sets up Technical Committee on Quality Management

The Azerbaijan State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents has created a technical committee on quality management.
18 May 2010 [12:33]

Azerbaijan's "Ireli" public union launches website on Armenia occupied-Lachin town

“Ireli” Public Union of Azerbaijan launched a website on Armenia occupied-Lachin town.
18 May 2010 [11:18]

Google Translate adds Azerbaijani language

Google has added Azerbaijani among four other languages to its popular Google Translate tool.
18 May 2010 [09:43]

State Film Fund of Azerbaijan and State Film Archives of Ukraine sign agreement

The Azerbaijan's State Film Fund and State Film Archives of Ukraine signed an agreement on cooperation, preservation and restoration of films.

Sports

18 May 2010 [16:30]

Azerbaijani wrestlers to vie for Olympic berth

Azerbaijan's national wrestling team will compete in an international tournament in Poznan, Poland, whose winners will book a spot at this year's Singapore Olympic Games.
18 May 2010 [13:06]

Baku to host international kickboxing tournament

Azerbaijan's capital will host an international kickboxing tournament on Sunday.
18 May 2010 [12:40]

FIFA official visits Azerbaijani school

A Member of the Committee for Women`s Football at FIFA has visited a secondary school in Baku.
18 May 2010 [10:04]

Azerbaijan wrestlers win 2 World championship medals

World championship on Universal Wrestling among the 10-11, 12-13-aged wrestlers wrapped up in Russian city Medin.

Arts & Entertainment

18 May 2010 [17:48]

Drawing exhibition "I am an Azerbaijani" opened in Baku

A drawing exhibition on the theme "I am an Azerbaijani" has been launched today at the Museum of Modern Art.
18 May 2010 [13:23]

Culture-2010 catalogue comes out in Baku

The presentation of Culture 2010 catalogue will take place on May 20 at R. Mustafayev State Arts Museum in Baku.

Exhibitions