News for 22 July 2010

World news

22 July 2010 [17:28]

Georgia-flagged ship detained in Genoa, Italy

Vessel "Jasmine" sailing under the flag of Georgia was detained in Genoa Port, Italy.
22 July 2010 [15:55]

Flood in eastern Turkey kills six from same family

Six people from the same family were killed Wednesday when floodwaters swept away their house in Saçlık village of the eastern province of Erzurum.
22 July 2010 [14:19]

4 Iranian MPs to visit Gaza next week

Four Iranian MPs plan to take a trip to the blockaded Gaza Strip next week by travelling through Egypt, an Iranian lawmaker says.
22 July 2010 [13:10]

Russian tourists injured in Turkey bus accident

Six Russian tourists were injured Thursday when their bus overturned near the Manavgat town of the southern resort province of Antalya.

Analytics

Weird / Interesting

22 July 2010 [10:25]

Facebook reaches 500 million users

Social networking site Facebook officially has 500 million users, the company announced Wednesday, dpa reported.

Politics

22 July 2010 [12:35]

U.S. Azeris Network calls Senators confirm Matthew Bryza's nomination to post of ambassador to Azerbaijan

US Azerbaijanis Network has started a campaign to help have a US ambassador to Azerbaijan, and oppose the Armenian lobby's attempts to degrade and downgrade U.S.-Azerbaijan relations.
22 July 2010 [12:26]

Russian expert: Azerbaijan's military victory will cause dramatic change in mental attitude of Armenian society

Day.Az interview with Chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, famous political expert Heydar Jamal.
22 July 2010 [12:08]

President Ilham Aliyev inaugurates Press Council's new building

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today inaugurated a new building of the Press Council.
22 July 2010 [11:35]

Activities of Azerbaijani penal service in first half of 2010 summarized

On July 21, the Ministry of Justice held a meeting to sum up activities of the Penal Service (PS) in the first half of 2010.
22 July 2010 [10:35]

'Iran, N Korea share common goals'

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran and North Korea are both revolutionary and independent nations trying to resist the world's "greedy" powers, Press TV reported.
22 July 2010 [09:35]

Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis vice speaker meets outgoing Polish ambassador

Vice-speaker of Azerbaijan Milli Majlis Bahar Muradova met outgoing Polish ambassador Kshishtov Krayevski on July 21.
22 July 2010 [09:25]

Azerbaijani consul to Turkey meets Kars governor

Consul General of Azerbaijan to Kars Aykhan Suleymanov met with governor of the Turkish province Ahmet Kara.
22 July 2010 [09:08]

Azerbaijani parliament's vice-speaker meets NDI regional director for Eurasia

Azerbaijan Parliament's vice-speaker Bahar Muradova met Laura Jewett, National Democratic Institute's regional director for Eurasia on July 21.
22 July 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis chairman addresses 3rd world conference of speakers of parliament

Azerbaijan Milli Majlis chairman Ogtay Asadov addressed the 3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva on July 21.

Business

22 July 2010 [12:17]

Russian young people visit Azerbaijan State Oil Company

Members of Russia's youth public chamber met with leadership of Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) in Baku.

Society

22 July 2010 [17:53]

367 kg of expired food found in retail outlets in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's State Service for Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economic Development has held a regular monitoring of food products sold in stores.
22 July 2010 [17:12]

Central database of registration of mobile phones to be created in Azerbaijan

The central database of registration of mobile phones will be created in Azerbaijan by the end of the year, Azerbaijan Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies said.
22 July 2010 [15:25]

Bakery not complying with state regulations revealed in Baku

The Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent has revealed bakery violating the rules for bread production.
22 July 2010 [11:45]

SOCAR, Grunt Geo LTD sign contract on lab services

The Grunt Geo Ltd and SOCAR's Environmental department signed a contract on "providing integrated lab services and conducting analysis."
22 July 2010 [11:25]

Quake jolts Azerbaijani-Georgian border area

An earthquake hit the Azerbaijani-Georgian border area.
22 July 2010 [09:45]

Samples of Azerbaijani literature published in Hungarian

With the support of the Azerbaijan State Diaspora Committee three books have been published in Hungary.

Sports

22 July 2010 [16:17]

FC Karabakh to face Portadown in Uefa Europa League

FC Karabakh will take on Northern Ireland's Portadown club in the UEFA Europa League qualifier here.
22 July 2010 [15:35]

Azerbaijan's FC Baki to face Montenegro's Buducnost

Azerbaijan's FC Baki will today play Montenegro's Buducnost in the UEFA Europa League qualifier away in Podgoritca.
22 July 2010 [15:08]

Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestling team ranks second in world championship

The Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestling team finished second in the total medal count at the world championship in Budapest, Hungary, garnering two gold, one silver and one bronze medals.
22 July 2010 [12:45]

Azerbaijani wrestlers claim four medals at Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup

Azerbaijani wrestlers Eldaniz Azizli weighing in at 50 kg and Kamran Mammadov at 60 kg grabbed gold medals at the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup in Hungarian capital Budapest.