News for 28 May 2010
Voice of Diaspora
28 May 2010 [12:39]
Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in Germany will hold events dedicated May 28 - Republic Day, the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora said.
World news
28 May 2010 [12:46]
28 May 2010 [12:31]
On Thursday, Spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Burak Ozugergin said "harsh expressions in Armenia would neither help Armenia nor the process".
28 May 2010 [10:37]
Analytics
28 May 2010 [11:27]
Weird / Interesting
28 May 2010 [14:18]
The US Navy says dolphins and sea lions will stand guard this year at a submarine base to detect any underwater swimmers who might approach the base on Hood Canal.
28 May 2010 [13:35]
A milkshake containing 2,010 calories -- equivalent to eating 68 strips of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies -- has topped a list of the 20 worst drinks in America compiled by Men's Health magazine.
28 May 2010 [12:52]
When a baby is on its way, mothers-to-be can often expect a plethora of knitted presents such as clothes and blankets.
28 May 2010 [12:23]
Wannabe bank-robbers in Germany were forced to leave empty-handed after a slight misjudgement over the amount of explosives needed meant they destroyed the whole bank - except for the thing with the money inside.
28 May 2010 [09:15]
A dinosaur park with a monster problem is giving away a huge model brontosaurus to anyone willing to carry it off.
Politics
28 May 2010 [15:18]
Not so long ago, second "Eurovision-2010" Semifinal took place. Sure most of you have been watching, and cheering for our young star Safura Alizadeh, who got the first spot in the Finals.
28 May 2010 [15:04]
Peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem is a better option, said Deputy Chairman, Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party Ali Ahmadov.
28 May 2010 [14:40]
"Establishment of first democratic republic in the eastern and Muslim world on May 28, 1918 was an event of great historic significance," Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) Fazail Agamali said.
28 May 2010 [14:02]
The 3rd Congress of Turkic-speaking countries for Architecture and Urban Planning and the 9th Forum of Kazakh Urban Planning have been held in Astana.
28 May 2010 [13:51]
Member of Azerbaijan's parliament Ganira Pashayeva will leave for Qatar Saturday to attend annual Doha Forum.
28 May 2010 [13:42]
A Russia-Azerbaijan interparliamentary commission will convene in Moscow late May for its 9th meeting.
28 May 2010 [13:30]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav on the occasion of national holiday - Republic Day.
28 May 2010 [13:27]
The U.S. Embassy welcomes Matthew Bryza's nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Embassy Spokesman Terry Davidson told journalists.
28 May 2010 [12:15]
28 May 2010 [11:34]
Unless the Nagorno-Karabakh problem is solved, normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations is not possible, said Suat Kiniklioglu, AKP Deputy Chairman of External Affairs.
28 May 2010 [11:20]
Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov today has met with the head of Turkish Gendarmerie Command, colonel-general Mustafa Biyik.
28 May 2010 [10:53]
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Azerbaijan Mohammad Bagher Bahrami congratulated Azerbaijani people and the State on May 28 - Republic Day, a source at the Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan said.
28 May 2010 [10:45]
28 May 2010 [10:30]
Co-chairman of the US Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus Bill Shuster has welcomed the European Parliament's resolution on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus.
28 May 2010 [10:23]
Azerbaijan's Embassy in Bishkek has held an event marking the 92nd anniversary of the country's Republic Day.
28 May 2010 [10:06]
28 May 2010 [09:56]
28 May 2010 [09:43]
The final session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's Standing Committee was held here.
28 May 2010 [09:35]
On May 27, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended a ceremony marking May 28th - Republic Day at the Buta Palace.
28 May 2010 [09:28]
“Kuwait 1” state TV channel broadcast a program on the Azerbaijan Republic Day, 28 May.
28 May 2010 [09:00]
U.S State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulated Azerbaijani people on it's Republic Day 28 of May.
Business
28 May 2010 [15:25]
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the 3rd Highway Project on Azerbaijan, which amounts to a total of $356.15 million.
28 May 2010 [11:42]
Azerbaijan's capital hosted an international conference entitled “Inter-regional banking cooperation for solid financial future”.
28 May 2010 [09:50]
Trend interviews Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UK Fakhraddin Gurbanov.
Photo Galleries
28 May 2010 [15:35]
As we all know, there are many villages, farms and just lonely houses all around the world but when thousands of people leave, leaving the whole city dead that’s a real tragedy.
28 May 2010 [13:12]
As we all know, there are many villages, farms and just lonely houses all around the world but when thousands of people leave, leaving the whole city dead that’s a real tragedy.
28 May 2010 [11:11]
28 May 2010 [10:12]
Society
28 May 2010 [14:25]
Iranian businessman was killed in Azerbaijan, the prosecutor’s office of Absheron Region said.
28 May 2010 [14:10]
Health condition of Azerbaijani citizen Aykhan Bakhtiyarov injured in explosion in the Stavropol stabilized, the Emergency Situations Ministry's Stavropol Center said. The center reported that Bakhtiyarov's health condition was estimated as crucial after the explosion, but now it is stabilized.
28 May 2010 [13:03]
The International Visegrad Fund, together with the Embassy of the Czech Republic presented on their grant programs and scholarships for Azerbaijan in Baku.
28 May 2010 [12:08]
28 May 2010 [11:50]
Azerbaijan's Ganja Central Library and US Charlotte Mecklenburg Library have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Cooperation.
Sports
28 May 2010 [13:19]
Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter Tavakkul Bayramov, who recently won the European title, has received a special invitation from the organizers of the Martial Arts Festival to be held in Beijing in August.
28 May 2010 [11:57]
Azerbaijan judo fighter Zulfiya Huseynova has won the title of world champion among veterans.
28 May 2010 [11:03]
Azerbaijan's European champion Vugar Hashimov will compete in the fourth ACP World rapid chess cup in Odessa, Ukraine.
Arts & Entertainment
28 May 2010 [15:13]
Today, On May 28th, Safura and all Azerbaijani delegation will celebrate one of the biggest holydays in the Land of Fire – The Day of Azerbaijani Republic.
28 May 2010 [09:21]
Exhibitions
28 May 2010 [14:51]
An exhibition of the Lithuanian artist Vladimir Tarasov was held in Baku, in the exhibition hall of the Union of Artists Exhibition.
