News for 17 September 2010

Announcements

17 September 2010 [09:25]

Today.Az official Facebook page UPDATE

World news

Weird / Interesting

17 September 2010 [15:16]

Swallow, the world's smallest cow, takes place in record books

A cow from Yorkshire who measures just 33 inches high has been officially crowned the world's smallest cow by Guinness World Records.
17 September 2010 [14:45]

Porn sounds interrupt school assembly

17 September 2010 [11:20]

First artificial human ovary created

17 September 2010 [11:08]

A look back: What happened in history on September 17th...

World has come a long way. Some people say, there's never enough history. In this case, historical facts. Let's take a look at what happened on this day, September 17th.

Politics

17 September 2010 [17:45]

"It is time to find new group of negotiators on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict"

Interview with Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Former Latvian President, Special Envoy to the U.N. Secretary General, Vice Chairman of the Group of Experts on EU Long-Term Development.
17 September 2010 [17:25]

Election handbooks for journalists published in Azerbaijan

Handbooks for journalists covering Azerbaijan's upcoming parliamentary elections were published today.
17 September 2010 [15:40]

CoE Venice Commission delegation to visit Azerbaijan

A delegation of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe will visit Azerbaijan in late September.
17 September 2010 [15:08]

Book by Uzbek president presented in Baku

An Azerbaijani-language version of Uzbek President Islam Karimov's book "High Spirituality - An Invincible Force" has been presented to the reading public in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan.
17 September 2010 [14:55]

Azerbaijan, Greece to review economic relations

Azerbaijani and Greek officials will discuss increasing trade and economic cooperation during the third meeting of an intergovernmental commission in November in Baku.
17 September 2010 [13:35]

Azerbaijani FM to trip to Greece for talks

17 September 2010 [11:51]

Greek president to visit Azerbaijan

Greek President Karolos Papoulias will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan.
17 September 2010 [10:38]

Ilham Aliyev: International practice and international law support Azerbaijan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - UPDATE - PHOTOS

The 10th summit of the Turkish-speaking countries' Heads of State was held at the Ciragan palace in Istanbul, Turkey on September 16.
17 September 2010 [10:17]

CIS executive secretary: Azerbaijan's democratic achievements are globally recognized

Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States has praised Azerbaijan's democratic achievements in an interview with AzerTAc.

Business

Society

17 September 2010 [17:08]

Azerbaijan’s justice minister attends 15th annual conference and general meeting of IAP

Azerbaijan's Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov has attended the 15th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in the Hague, the Netherlands.
17 September 2010 [14:38]

Azerbaijani ministry officially reports about explosion at filling station

The Azerbaijani Ministry for Emergency Situations spread a formal information about the explosion at a filling station in Lankaran region.
17 September 2010 [14:21]

Japanese ambassador opens school in Guba

17 September 2010 [13:15]

Baku hosts international conference on economic development

An international conference titled "Azerbaijani model of economic development" has kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital.
17 September 2010 [11:43]

Quake jolts Azerbaijani-Armenian border

17 September 2010 [11:35]

Strong filling station blast in Azerbaijan's Lankaran region leaves people injured

A blast occurred at a filling station in Azerbaijan's Lankaran region.
17 September 2010 [09:45]

8th anniversary of YES global youth network marked in Baku

On Thursday Baku hosted an event on eighth anniversary of establishment of YES global youth network.

Sports

17 September 2010 [15:53]

Azerbaijani weightlifters to vie for world medals

Azerbaijan's national weightlifting team will compete in the world championship starting in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment