News for 23 July 2010

World news

23 July 2010 [11:35]

Batumi to host Caucasus Cup among connoisseurs

South Caucasus Cup among connoisseurs "What? Where? When?" will start in Batumi on July 23.

Analytics

23 July 2010 [11:45]

EU-Azerbaijan Association agreement: A new framework for updated cooperation?

On July 16, 2010, Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) started to negotiate for the signature of an Association Agreement.

Weird / Interesting

23 July 2010 [16:55]

Research: Obese women are more likely to give birth early

Women who are overweight or obese when pregnant are one third more likely to give birth early, researchers have warned.
23 July 2010 [16:09]

Robot surgeons to be used to carry out operations on patients without human assistance

Robot surgeons that can operate without human assistance may one day be able carry out routine procedures on real patients.
23 July 2010 [15:36]

New parents miss 6 months' sleep in two years - study

Parents of new babies miss out on six months worth of sleep in the first two years of their child's life, according to a study.
23 July 2010 [14:35]

Evidence of human sacrifices found on Peru's northern coast

An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilisation for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists said on Thursday.
23 July 2010 [14:16]

How a brain scan could help you choose the perfect career?

Brain scans may be able to help people choose their careers, scientists claim.
23 July 2010 [13:15]

Research: How often people get heart attacks because of their relationships?

Researchers have found that people who feel insecure or anxious about their lovers are nearly 50% more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those happy with their partner.
23 July 2010 [12:55]

Rare baby leopards born in Paris

23 July 2010 [11:15]

Chinese police beat official's wife by mistake

Plainclothes police severely beat the wife of a provincial official, mistaking her for one of many Chinese who petition government offices in the hope of redressing wrongs, the China Daily reported.
23 July 2010 [10:25]

Archaeologists found "the most important discovery at the world famous site for 50 years"

Archaeologists have found Stonehenge's lost "twin" - described as the most important discovery at the world famous site for 50 years.

Politics

23 July 2010 [17:15]

"If a new Karabakh war starts, majority of external forces will have little opportunity or desire to interfere"

Interview with fellow at International Council on Security and Development at "Center for International Policy”, Senior Editor of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs Alex Jackson.
23 July 2010 [16:45]

Turkish media holds round-table on Nagorno-Karabakh

A joint round-table, "The Turkish Media and Nagorno Karabakh", initiated by the Azerbaijan's Parliamentary Journalists Union and Turkish Journalists Union was held at the Ataturk Center of Baku.
23 July 2010 [16:17]

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: UN international court's advisory opinion relates to Kosovo

Kosovo conflict is as unique as all other conflicts. There is no single method to resolve it, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.
23 July 2010 [15:55]

Azerbaijani president received Georgian premier

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Georgia`s Prime Minister Nika Gilauri.
23 July 2010 [13:50]

New website on Azerbaijani ghost city presented

"Ireli" Public Association's Information Technologies Centre presented a new website about Agdam (http://myaghdam.wordpress.com).
23 July 2010 [13:35]

Russian expert: Azerbaijan must emphasize that it does not attack Armenia, but restores constitutional order

Interview with editor-in-chief of St. Petersburg-based "Konservator" newspaper Rustam Arifjanov.
23 July 2010 [12:08]

Polish senator: Baku may crush Armenia with tanks in three months

Armenia should liberate territories surrounding Nagorno Karabakh and Karabakh itself should be given international guarantees of security, Polish senator (member of parliament’s upper chamber), head of the Polish-Armenian friendship group Lukash Abgarovic said.
23 July 2010 [10:55]

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Armenia hides the body of Azerbaijani soldier

If Armenia does not withdraw from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the situation in the region will become very complicated, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Spokesperson Eldar Sabiroglu said at an event marking 135th anniversary of the national press in Azerbaijan.
23 July 2010 [10:45]

"Dialogue between Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh would be helpful"

Beginning a dialogue between the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh would be helpful, Director of the Center for Political Innovation and Technology, a political scientist Mubariz Ahmadoglu said.
23 July 2010 [09:20]

Azerbaijani president offers Revolution Day greetings to Egyptian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to Egyptian counterpart Muhammad Hosni Mubarak on his country's national holiday – the Revolution Day.

Business

Society

23 July 2010 [18:07]

Azerbaijan-Russia train traffic restored

The train traffic, delayed due to explosion in Inchkhe-Izbirbash, has been restored, Azerbaijani Railways passenger carriages department head Elyar Muradov said.
23 July 2010 [17:45]

Car rams into traffic police motorcycle in Baku

A heavy traffic accident has occurred outside the Government House in Baku.
23 July 2010 [17:25]

Person trying to sneak drugs to jails in cotton sticks detained in Azerbaijan

An individual who tried to sneak heroin into jail has been detained in Azerbaijan.
23 July 2010 [17:07]

Floods cause damage to historical monuments in Azerbaijan's Sheki region

Floods have destroyed part of fortress walls of the Palace of Sheki Khans and have damaged museums.
23 July 2010 [15:23]

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing terror act in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

The prosecutor demanded a life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing a terror act in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA).
23 July 2010 [15:08]

Heavy traffic accident in Baku: people dead and injured

A heavy traffic accident in Baku has left two people dead and seven injured.
23 July 2010 [13:07]

Azerbaijani epidemiologists again warn of dangers of swimming in "Shikh" and "Sahil” beaches

"The risk of becoming infected with intestinal bacterium the number of which exceeds normal, in seawater many times still exists," Republican Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology official Leyla Tagizade said.
23 July 2010 [09:55]

17 years pass since occupation of Azerbaijan's Agdam region

Today, 17 years pass since occupation of Azerbaijan's Agdam region by Armenia.
23 July 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijani president confers honorary titles upon press workers

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an Executive Order to confer honorary titles upon several press workers on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the national press.

Sports

Arts & Entertainment

23 July 2010 [16:35]

Azerbaijani film to attend "Kinoshok" International Film Festival

From September 13, to 21, Russian city Anapa will hold an International Film Festival "Kinoshok".