News for 15 February 2010
World news
15 February 2010 [21:35]
Turkey has prepared an initiative for a Muslim country to have the veto right at the United Nations.
15 February 2010 [21:27]
Former PM Olmert criticized Netanyahu over his refusal to Turkey in Syrian talks, saying "Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan si a fair mediator."
15 February 2010 [21:13]
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15 February 2010 [20:50]
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15 February 2010 [20:25]
The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Consulate General in Istanbul have signed an agreement to provide Turkish businessmen with visa facilities.
15 February 2010 [19:21]
There has been no new offer to Iran by the international community regarding its nuclear program, the spokesman for the French foreign ministry said Monday.
15 February 2010 [19:21]
15 February 2010 [18:22]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is to hold talks with Iranian officials Tuesday in an effort to help resolve the stand-off over the Islamic republic's nuclear drive, officials said Monday.
15 February 2010 [17:55]
In step with US calls for greater international pressure on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Moscow to rally support for a new round of sanctions.
15 February 2010 [17:36]
Turkish Deputy Premier Ali Babacan estimated a national income of USD 650 billion and a total debt of approximately USD 350 billion adding that exact figures would be made public on March 31st.
15 February 2010 [17:14]
Christian Democratic Movement demands to amend the format of the president's speech in parliament and propose relevant draft law to the lawmakers.
15 February 2010 [16:58]
Hezbollah's deputy secretary general for political affairs says the Lebanese movement would consider any attack on Iran or Syria as aggression against themselves.
15 February 2010 [16:51]
15 February 2010 [16:49]
During the meeting, Clinton said that she "shared" Erdogan's sensitivity towards the situation in Gaza.
15 February 2010 [16:38]
President of Georgia visiting Vancouver met representatives of Georgian Diaspora.
15 February 2010 [16:23]
Energy issue and the latest developments in the Balkans and Caucasus would also be on the agenda of Turkish diplomat's meetings, officials said.
15 February 2010 [16:17]
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday said she feared Iran is becoming a "military dictatorship" as the country's Revolutionary Guard takes on more power.
15 February 2010 [16:10]
“Those who write the [Armenian] president’s speeches, unfortunately, picture neither their audience nor the issues,” former National Assembly (parliament) Speaker Tigran Torosyan at a press conference today, referring to Serzh Sargsyan’s speech in London.
15 February 2010 [15:47]
The corpse of late Georgian luger, Nodar Kumritashvili who died in Vancouver will be taken to Georgia on Feb. 17 at dawn, head of the Georgian Olympic team Irakli Japaridze has announced.
15 February 2010 [15:41]
Qatar's deputy prime minister said on Sunday that Turkey's prime minister was "one of the favorite leaders of the Arab world."
15 February 2010 [15:36]
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15 February 2010 [15:13]
On Feb. 15-16, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev will arrive on a visit to Armenia.
15 February 2010 [15:06]
15 February 2010 [14:47]
Iran says it has no plan to limit its nuclear activities but is ready to negotiate with the West over a nuclear fuel swap if it receives a formal proposal.
15 February 2010 [14:35]
The permanent delegation of the Danish Parliament to the Council of Europe is due to pay a working visit to Georgia today.
15 February 2010 [14:15]
On Feb. 15-16, Armenia will attend the Black Sea Regional Policy conference organized by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in Paris.
15 February 2010 [13:46]
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Qatari counterpart Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani held a joint press conference Sunday after a meeting between delegations of then two countries.
15 February 2010 [13:38]
The United States is still attempting to gain China's support for its efforts to convince the United Nations to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
15 February 2010 [13:17]
Vice President of the United States has hailed the bravery of Georgian athletes in his live interview broadcast on one of the local TV Channels in Vancouver.
15 February 2010 [12:52]
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday called on UN to warn Israel over the siege imposed for years on Gaza that nearly 1500 Palestinians were killed in the 22-day offensive.
15 February 2010 [12:46]
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has canceled a trip to Israel scheduled for Feb.15.
15 February 2010 [12:33]
The chairman of the US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff has stated that any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could have 'unintended consequences' throughout the Middle East region.
15 February 2010 [12:22]
Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has called the great celebration of humanity to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
15 February 2010 [11:44]
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey had been exerting efforts to facilitate talks on Iran's nuclear programme, in order to prevent it from turning into a greater issue.
15 February 2010 [11:26]
15 February 2010 [11:13]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Islamic Republic of Iran does not need nuclear weapons to defend itself.
15 February 2010 [10:45]
Four sportsmen will represent Armenia in 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
15 February 2010 [10:37]
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the developed world to rescue 1.5 mln-Gazans from Israeli aggressions and siege, ending human tragedy in the land.
15 February 2010 [10:27]
The Kremlin's powerful Security Council says Moscow sees no reason to delay the sale of its S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Tehran.
15 February 2010 [09:55]
Turkey completed all official formalities for opening its Consulate General in Arbil, Iraq.
15 February 2010 [09:40]
Ahal gas turbine power plant constructed by Turkish energy company "Lotus Energy" was opened in Turkmenistan with a ceremony on Sunday.
15 February 2010 [09:30]
The United States is pushing for more sanctions in the United Nations Security Council against Iran for its continued pursuit of a nuclear programme, President Barack Obama's national security advisor said.
Weird / Interesting
15 February 2010 [21:20]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [19:31]
Meet Ralph – a monster bunny which weighs as much as an average three-year-old child, and became so big that TV 'medium' Derek Acorah wanted to check him out.
15 February 2010 [19:10]
An Israeli man has appeared in court charged with enslaving at least 17 women in a harem he controlled like a cult. Goel Ratzon is accused of sexually abusing at least 17 women.
15 February 2010 [18:44]
When it comes to spreading the message about conserving wildlife, we’re more used to protesters chaining themselves to trees or digging tunnels in front of road-builders.
15 February 2010 [18:03]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [16:45]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [15:54]
“New World Records” is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [14:55]
“New World Records” is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [14:08]
A leopard cub has become the talk of the town in northern India after appearing out of nowhere in the early morning and wandering onto a family's doorstep.
15 February 2010 [13:05]
In what will most likely go down as one of the biggest wastes of time in history, a Chinese artist has created the world’s largest paint brush.
15 February 2010 [10:53]
In life you only get one first time… or do you?
Politics
15 February 2010 [21:00]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev.
15 February 2010 [20:40]
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15 February 2010 [18:37]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Slovakia’s newly-appointed ambassador to Azerbaijan Joseph Migas.
15 February 2010 [16:30]
15 February 2010 [15:00]
As OSCE chairman, Astana hopes that 2010 will be a turning point in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if parties adhere to agreements, OSCE Chairman Kanat Saudabayev said on his official visit to Baku today.
15 February 2010 [13:55]
15 February 2010 [13:25]
Day.Az interview with Secretary of the Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (parliament), MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Fatih Metin.
15 February 2010 [13:00]
Azerbaijan is interested in accepting an updated version of the Madrid principles, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told media on Monday.
15 February 2010 [12:15]
15 February 2010 [11:57]
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev met with representatives of the Azerbaijani political parties today.
15 February 2010 [11:35]
Day.Az interview with Russia’s Islamic Committee Chairman, renowned political expert Heydar Jamal.
15 February 2010 [11:00]
Business
15 February 2010 [16:01]
As of Jan. 1, electricity consumption grew by 20.9 percent in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan's second largest city.
Daily Laugh
15 February 2010 [17:22]
15 February 2010 [14:24]
This is really important that you can determine the difference!
Photo Galleries
15 February 2010 [15:09]
Collected here are images of Old City, an ancient part of Azerbaijani capital, Baku.
15 February 2010 [10:14]
Collected here are images of elite cars on the roads of the Azerbaijani capital.
Society
15 February 2010 [19:16]
The 29th meeting of the Turkish Journalists Federation (TJF) has decided to admit the Union of Azerbaijani Parliamentary Reporters (UAPR) to its membership.
15 February 2010 [18:15]
The Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society marks 90-year anniversary this year.
15 February 2010 [17:06]
Azerbaijan will celebrate International Mother Language Day with a solemn ceremony on Feb. 23.
15 February 2010 [09:43]
On February 26, Azerbaijanis living in Germany will hold a march to mark the anniversary of the Khojaly genocide in Berlin's major public square Breitscheidplatz.
15 February 2010 [09:21]
Azerbaijan's Parliament is working on a draft law aimed at strengthening the social security for young families.
Sports
15 February 2010 [18:10]
15 February 2010 [11:07]
Azerbaijan have added three golds, two silvers and a bronze to their medal tally on the second day of annual Yasar Dogu tournament in Istanbul.
Arts & Entertainment
15 February 2010 [21:07]
Robbie Williams has revealed that he is "coming round to the idea" of starting a family with Ayda Field.
15 February 2010 [20:35]
Victoria Beckham has unveiled her fourth collection at New York Fashion Week.
15 February 2010 [18:27]
Kylie Minogue has revealed that she likes being desirable.
15 February 2010 [17:43]
Rihanna has reportedly been cast as a dominatrix in an upcoming martial arts movie.
15 February 2010 [15:32]
James Van Der Beek has revealed that he has learned not to take acting so seriously.
15 February 2010 [12:09]
Serena Williams has revealed that she is taking classes to become a nail technician.
15 February 2010 [10:06]
