News for 27 August 2010
Your Corner
27 August 2010 [09:45]
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World news
27 August 2010 [17:24]
27 August 2010 [15:25]
Death toll rose to 11 in the landslide which happened in the northern Rize province of Turkey on Friday.
27 August 2010 [10:55]
Gazprom, Russian energy company, increased the amount of natural gas transfer to Turkey.
27 August 2010 [10:35]
Turkey ranked the second in "top 225 contractors" list of Engineering News Record (ENR) magazine.
27 August 2010 [09:11]
Davutoğlu said in unambiguous terms that Turkey would not open its border with the neighbor to enable a NATO disaster relief exercise scheduled for September.
Weird / Interesting
27 August 2010 [17:35]
A Swedish woman was left trapped after her leg sunk into a grave.
27 August 2010 [16:52]
In a major breakthrough for robot technology, a team of experts from a major U.S. university have taught a robot how to pair socks. Very slowly.
27 August 2010 [13:55]
Dormice will be able to cross a new bypass safely, thanks to three special bridges costing £190,000.
27 August 2010 [13:35]
A man in China has been growing the nails on his left hand for 13 years - to help him control his temper.
Politics
27 August 2010 [17:55]
Members of the Azerbaijan-Germany inter-parliamentary friendship group have met today chairman of Azerbaijan-Germany Forum, Azerbaijan's honorary council in Stuttgart Otto Hauser and member of Bundestag Thomas Bareib.
27 August 2010 [17:13]
27 August 2010 [16:35]
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party discussed the OSCE Baku Office's recommendations for the upcoming parliamentary elections today.
27 August 2010 [16:25]
A newly appointed Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Eynulla Madatli presented his credentials to President Victor Yanukovich.
27 August 2010 [16:12]
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will visit Azerbaijan early September.
27 August 2010 [15:14]
27 August 2010 [14:38]
The first international edition “Ukraine-Europe-World. Humanitarian aspects of development” dedicated to relations of Ukraine with the countries of the world, including Azerbaijan was issued in Kiev.
27 August 2010 [14:30]
Azerbaijan will send an additional $1 million in aid to Pakistan to help the government eliminate consequences of recent heavy floods, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
27 August 2010 [14:10]
Azerbaijan and Jordan plan to expand ties in culture and tourism.
27 August 2010 [13:45]
Interview with editor-in-chief of Russia-based "Kommersant" publishing house, a member of the Central Council of the Congress of All-Russian Azerbaijanis Azer Mursaliyev.
27 August 2010 [12:35]
The Azerbaijani new electoral bloc Garabag has launched its headquarters, Democratic Party of Azerbaijan (DPA) Leader Sardar Jalaloglu said.
27 August 2010 [10:08]
27 August 2010 [09:00]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to the acting President of Moldova Mihai Ghimpu on his country's national holiday – the Independence Day.
Business
27 August 2010 [15:36]
27 August 2010 [12:55]
The Ganja and Minsk automobile plants have agreed to open a showroom for MAZ products in Baku by late 2010, head of the Ganja Automobile Plant Khanlar Fatiyev said.
27 August 2010 [12:45]
Azerbaijan and Russia will become the main importers of Kazakh grain, said chief of commercial department of Kazakhstan's Food Corporation Kazbek Omarov.
27 August 2010 [12:11]
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27 August 2010 [10:15]
Ukraine is forging ahead with plans to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Odessa, which will import Azerbaijani gas.
Society
27 August 2010 [17:45]
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27 August 2010 [14:59]
The CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) Council Secretariat will observe upcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
27 August 2010 [14:50]
The Russian capital will host the 14th National Cinematography Forum.
27 August 2010 [14:18]
Azerbaijani experts are attending discussions on a draft convention on environmental security in CIS member countries.
27 August 2010 [13:09]
The police will fulfill their duties to ensure democratic, transparent elections, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry said today.
27 August 2010 [12:25]
27 August 2010 [11:55]
A man committed suicide in Baku detention center, Sabunchu district police office said.
27 August 2010 [11:23]
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27 August 2010 [10:45]
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation builds a new settlement for 150 single, disabled persons and needy families in Salyan region of Azerbaijan.
27 August 2010 [10:25]
27 August 2010 [09:35]
France's embassy to Azerbaijan will launch courses of French language for journalists.
27 August 2010 [09:25]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov met with new resident-coordinator of the UN in Fikret Akcura on Aug. 26.
Sports
27 August 2010 [13:23]
27 August 2010 [09:55]
Azeri boxer Heybatulla Hajialiyev (64kg) grabbed gold medal at an international tournament in Aktau.
Arts & Entertainment
27 August 2010 [11:35]
