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28 August 2009 [09:16]
The UK population increased by a record amount last year to top 61 million for the first time, figures revealed on Aug. 27, independent.co.uk reported.
28 August 2009 [08:48]
“Draft amendments to the Labor Code will be brought up for discussions in Milli Majlis (parliament) at the autumn session,” parliament’s social policy committee chair Hadi Rajabli said in an interview with ruling party Web site.
28 August 2009 [08:37]
Brazil’s A/H1N1 flu death toll reached 557 on Wednesday, making it the highest in the world, according to the health authorities, momento24.com reported.
27 August 2009 [17:09]
The Azerbaijani Central State Police Offices has proposed an increase in fines imposed on drivers blocking pedestrian crossings.
27 August 2009 [16:53]
Azerbaijani judoka, Kifayat Gasimova has qualified for the quarter finals of the World Championship in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.
27 August 2009 [16:34]
Community of Meskhetian Turks entitled ‘Vatan’ (‘Homeland’) will suspend activities in Azerbaijan next year, head of the community Ibrahim Burhanov said.
27 August 2009 [15:17]
Azerbaijani parliament's social policy committee deputy chair Musa Guliyev says it is necessary to adopt a bill on domestic violence.
27 August 2009 [14:39]
On the occasion of August 31 - International Day of Missing Persons, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Crescent Society met with the families of the missing people in Ganja, Azerbaijan.
27 August 2009 [13:34]
The leader of Iraq's largest Shiite party, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, died on Wednesday in a Tehran hospital after a battle with lung cancer, five months before key parliamentary elections in Iraq, AFP reported.
27 August 2009 [12:52]
The Azerbaijani Press Council received 20 complaints about racketeering activities of some newspapers.
27 August 2009 [11:35]
Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent plans to launch a technical committee for traffic management, the state committee said in a statement.
27 August 2009 [11:24]
On Aug. 26, Armenian Armed Forces fired at Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in Tovuz region from near Mosesgeh village of Armenia’s Berd region at 19.45 and 19.55.
27 August 2009 [10:51]
The initial investigation into the criminal case launched against Azerbaijani bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli has ended and the materials have been submitted to court, spokesman for Prosecutor General’s Office Eldar Sultanov said.
27 August 2009 [10:37]
On Aug. 26, a square was named after Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev in Ulyanovsk, Russia, ITAR-TASS reported.
27 August 2009 [10:26]
Four of the five Azerbaijanis on the board of the ship owned by Turkish 'Akar qrup' arrested on the Indian cost have returned home.
27 August 2009 [10:12]
On 26 August, Heydar Aliyev Foundation organized in hotel “Crescent Beach” a cheerful holiday for children from the children homes in Nizami, Surakhani and Khatai districts of Baku.
27 August 2009 [09:49]
Azerbaijani Labor and Social Protection Ministry proposes to implement reforms to improve the legislation in 2009-2010.
27 August 2009 [09:38]
Groundbreaking ceremony for gymnastics complex took place in Baku on Aug. 26.
27 August 2009 [09:23]
Poti Court of Georgia sentenced former captain of Buket ship, Azerbaijani citizen Ilgar Imanverdiyev, to two months in jail as a preliminary measure, a source at the Poti Court said.
27 August 2009 [08:21]
“In an interview with APA, Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan Michael Lavon-Lotem commented on the issue of addressing problem of air flight between Baku and Tel Aviv.
26 August 2009 [17:18]
Media reports about corruption figures included in Transparency International are not true, head of the Azerbaijani office of Transparency International said.
26 August 2009 [16:41]
The Israeli Foreign Ministry is working to facilitate visa regime for Israeli citizens traveling to Azerbaijan. It will promote tourism cooperation, new Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Michael Lavon-Lotem said.
26 August 2009 [15:09]
Number of people infected with A/H1N1 has reached 285 in Iran, Irna news agency quoted member of the center for infectious decease under the Iranian Health Ministry Bizhan Sadrizade as saying.
26 August 2009 [14:58]
Currently, Azerbaijani parliament’s science and education committee is working out four new bills, the committee chair Shamsaddin Hajiyev said.
26 August 2009 [14:43]
Ministries of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan signed protocol on mutual cooperation in Baku on Aug. 26.
26 August 2009 [14:33]
Azerbaijani sailors who were on a Turkish ship detained on the coast of India were allowed to leave the country and tonight they will return to their homeland, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.
26 August 2009 [13:42]
Azerbaijani education ministry’s data base includes data about over 1.4 million pupils and 200,000 teachers, the ministry said in a statement.
26 August 2009 [13:26]
A total of 14 "swine flu" (A/H1N1) cases have been revealed in Georgia.
26 August 2009 [12:41]
A groundbreaking ceremony for a Gymnastics Complex has today been held in the Azerbaijani capital.
26 August 2009 [10:58]
South Korea's first rocket launch Tuesday failed to push a satellite into its orbit but the flawed mission may still anger rival North Korea, coming just months the communist nation's own launch drew international condemnation, AP reported.
26 August 2009 [10:47]
The delegation led by Emergency Minister of Kazakhstan Vladimir Bozhko has arrived in Azerbaijan.
26 August 2009 [10:23]
Veteran US Senator Edward Kennedy, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died at the age of 77 after battling a brain tumour, BBC reported.
26 August 2009 [10:11]
26 August 2009 [09:20]
Bulgaria's Orthodox Church condemned on Tuesday Madonna's upcoming Sticky and Sweet concert in Sofia, saying it blasphemously collides with the date that marks the beheading of John the Baptist, AFP reported.
26 August 2009 [09:08]
26 August 2009 [08:57]
Vein thrombosis caused death of Novruzali Mammadov, editor-in-chief of Azerbaijan's 'Talishi Sado' newspaper, Justice Ministry’s Penal Service said in a statement.
25 August 2009 [17:55]
An American widow sold her husband’s burial crypt directly on top of film legend Marilyn Monroe’s final resting place for $4.6 million on Monday, through online auctioneer eBay Inc, Reuters reported.
25 August 2009 [17:42]
Rector of the Azerbaijan Medical University supports educating public about the the bill on "Reproductive health and family planning" in an undistorted manner.
25 August 2009 [17:12]
South Korea's first rocket blasted off into space Tuesday following an aborted attempt last week and just months after its rival North Korea drew international ire for its own launch, AP reported.
25 August 2009 [16:42]
Georgian frontier guards have detained former captain of Buket ship Azerbaijani citizen Ilgar Imanverdiyev on August 24.
25 August 2009 [15:24]
An Azerbaijani referee has been appointed to control matches as part of the qualifying stage of the European Championship.
25 August 2009 [15:12]
South Korean TV channel KBS will broadcast a film about Azerbaijan's tourist potential.
25 August 2009 [14:37]
Azerbaijani Education Ministry has issued textbooks for general education schools of the country on the basis of new curriculum for 2009-2010 school year.
25 August 2009 [14:18]
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism has made a presentation of "The Culture and Cultural Masterpieces; Azerbaijan is a Unique Message for Future Generations" jointly with the Presidential Library.
25 August 2009 [13:16]
The Quality Management Committee at the CIS Inter-Governmental Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification will meet in Baku on October 2, Azerbaijan’s Standardization, Metrology and Patent Committee said.
25 August 2009 [11:36]
The first stage of the 'People's Computer' pilot project is nearing end, HP representative office in Baku said.
25 August 2009 [11:27]
Youth must be actively involved with struggle against xenophobia and discrimination, Azerbaijani youth and sports minister Azad Rahimov said.
25 August 2009 [11:12]
Azerbaijan is the most active member of the Council of Europe (CE) in terms of youth and sport, CE Director of Youth and Sport Affairs Ralf-Rene Weingartner told reporters in Baku.
25 August 2009 [10:32]
Azerbaijan will mark International Day of Disappeared.
25 August 2009 [10:06]
25 August 2009 [09:12]
Armenia’s former consul Norair Ghalumian appeared before the court in California, AP reported.
25 August 2009 [08:51]
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide, Associated Press reported.
24 August 2009 [16:49]
A source close to the investigation into the 800 metres gold medallist has confirmed that tests carried out before the start of the World Championships indicated that the runner had three times the normal female level of testosterone in her body, 'Telegraph' reported.
24 August 2009 [16:32]
UFOs have been reported over China’s eastern province of Shandong, the SINA news agency said on Monday.
24 August 2009 [15:48]
24 August 2009 [15:14]
Nearly 4,000 commercial airlines, business jet operators and air forces from around the world will have to join the European Union greenhouse gas emissions trading plan by 2012 or be penalize when flying to the continent, the EU said Saturday.
24 August 2009 [14:38]
“New standards have been adopted in country’s higher education system,”Azerbaijani parliament’s science and education committee chair Shamsaddin Hajiyev said.
24 August 2009 [12:51]
Meeting with the teachers and pupils of Hope International School was held in Azerbaijan’s embassy in Indonesia, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
24 August 2009 [12:28]
The Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov has invited his Kazakh counterpart Kasim Zhomart Tokayev to take part in a summit of Turkish-speaking countries' parliamentarians, a source in the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kazakhstan said.
24 August 2009 [11:36]
We offer readers to enjoy pictures of Azerbaijan's capital from bird's-eye view.
24 August 2009 [11:11]
Matches of the third round of the Azerbaijani Premier League have been postponed.
24 August 2009 [10:51]
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (parliament0 will adopt important bills at the autumn session.
24 August 2009 [10:38]
“The soldier of Azerbaijani Naval Forces has committed suicide,” deputy chief of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s press office Teymur Abdullayev said.
24 August 2009 [10:29]
Belarus Deputy Information Minister Liliya Ananic will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on September 10 to 12, the Belarus embassy in Azerbaijan said.
24 August 2009 [10:17]
Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was crowned the new Miss Universe late Sunday after she was selected from among young women from 83 countries.
24 August 2009 [10:07]
24 August 2009 [09:51]
Recently, Day.Az reader expressed her protest against the “outrage” about the Baku-Donetsk-Odessa flight.
24 August 2009 [09:24]
The number of those who receive presidential scholarship has increased in Azerbaijan.
24 August 2009 [08:41]
With 69 bodies found since last week's disaster at a Siberian hydropower plant, rescuers have narrowed down the search for the remaining six missing workers, an official said on Sunday.
24 August 2009 [08:27]
A 23-year-old man suffering from chronic heart problems died on Sunday after contracting swine flu, Greece's first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said.
22 August 2009 [12:23]
The St. Petersburg Police Department has launched an investigation into murder and wounding case of Azerbaijanis, the relatives of the dead said.
22 August 2009 [11:34]
A 55-year-old woman has become the first person in Wales to die after testing positive for swine flu, BBC reported.
22 August 2009 [11:16]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today sent a message of congratulation to President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko on the country`s holiday, Independence Day, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
22 August 2009 [10:19]
22 August 2009 [09:48]
Famous Azerbaijani alpinist Israfil Ashurli conquered Victory Peak, one of the highest mountain peak worldwide in the Tien Shan mountains on August 21.
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