News for 22 February 2010
Announcements
22 February 2010 [10:20]
Voice of Diaspora
22 February 2010 [14:35]
The Azeri-Czech Society will hold a ceremony to commemorate the Khojaly Tragedy's 18th anniversary at the Lidice Memorial Complex with the support of the Azerbaijani embassy in the Czech Republic on Feb. 26.
22 February 2010 [14:06]
22 February 2010 [10:37]
An event organized by Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) and Assembly of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA) was held in Berkeley University in California.
World news
22 February 2010 [21:59]
Today the Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany Patricia Flor, who in the coming days is completing his diplomatic mission in Georgia.
22 February 2010 [21:51]
Turkish police on Monday arrested at least 40 people, including 14 high ranking military officers, on suspicion of planning a coup, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
22 February 2010 [20:59]
22 February 2010 [20:50]
Turkish premier has ruled out any European Union status for his country that fell short of full membership, which he said was the main goal of the accession talks.
22 February 2010 [20:40]
22 February 2010 [20:36]
22 February 2010 [20:30]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed France and Germany over their attitude towards Turkey's path toward European Union membership, accusing them of being two-faced.
22 February 2010 [20:25]
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani heading a delegation will depart for Japan Monday evening.
22 February 2010 [20:15]
22 February 2010 [20:10]
Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Oktay Asadov met with ostandar (head) of Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan Ahmed Alirza Baig.
22 February 2010 [20:04]
Spanish Senate President Javier Rojo said on Monday that Spain was supporting Turkey's full membership to the EU.
22 February 2010 [19:55]
22 February 2010 [19:49]
Iran's Foreign Minister says “the sketchy report “issued by UN nuclear chief Yukio Amano shows he is not experienced enough to pass judgment on Tehran's enrichment program.
22 February 2010 [19:41]
Members of Anadolu University Natural Sports Club (ANADOSK) climbed 5,895 meters height Kilimanjaro Mountain, which is the highest mountain of Africa.
22 February 2010 [19:18]
The Georgian Parliament Chairman David Bakradze and Deputy Speaker Mikheil Machavariani will attend the inauguration of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych.
22 February 2010 [19:11]
The Foreign Ministry rejected Monday a plan proposed in a letter sent by the US, France and Russia on closure of Tehran’s Research Reactor calling the proposal “irrational.”
22 February 2010 [19:06]
Head of a major union of chambers in Turkey has directed criticisms against European Union's strict visa requirements for Turkish nationals doing business and trade with the Union.
22 February 2010 [18:50]
The representative of Georgia at Eurovision 2010 will sing her contest song in Buta Palace in Baku.
22 February 2010 [18:38]
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Tehran to assess the country's nuclear safety system, an Iranian nuclear official says.
22 February 2010 [18:33]
Turkish Red Crescent will send 9 tones of humanitarian assistance to Mongolia which was hit by strict winter conditions.
22 February 2010 [18:30]
22 February 2010 [18:07]
Tehran continues to consider plans to start construction of two more plants on uranium enrichment in 2010, Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Director Ali Akbar Salehi said.
22 February 2010 [18:00]
Turkey calls upon the OSCE Minsk Group to accelerate the process of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during his official visit to Spain today.
22 February 2010 [17:47]
22 February 2010 [17:29]
Feb.22 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will pay an official visit to Japan in the second half of the day.
22 February 2010 [17:16]
Turkish police have detained roughly a dozen former military commanders and have searched the homes of two retired Army generals.
22 February 2010 [17:08]
Armenia ranks 120th on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 rating issued by international Transparency International.
22 February 2010 [16:42]
Georgian Ice dancers Otar Japaridze and Allison Reed performed in the suits decorated in Georgian folk dress style at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 21.
22 February 2010 [16:26]
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has stated that the Islamic Republic will have the capacity to produce the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element in the coming months.
22 February 2010 [16:07]
22 February 2010 [15:44]
The Armenian National Assembly will not debate the Protocols on normalization of relations with Turkey, as the standing committee on foreign affairs has not provided a positive conclusion yet.
22 February 2010 [15:22]
Iran's state-owned car manufacturer Iran Khodro (IKCO) has unveiled a new Peugeot car as part of the country's plan to focus on production of cars with low fuel consumption.
22 February 2010 [15:16]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that everyone is expecting judicial reform.
22 February 2010 [15:06]
22 February 2010 [14:53]
22 February 2010 [14:44]
On February 22 World Azerbaijanis Congress and the Civil Solidarity Party of Azerbaijan held a protest action in front of Iran's embassy in Azerbaijan.
22 February 2010 [14:23]
Iranian security forces disbanded an armed terrorist group on Sunday in West Azerbaijan province, the Intelligence Ministry said.
22 February 2010 [13:55]
22 February 2010 [13:12]
A Greek steward working for an Iranian airliner has been dismissed over insistence on the use of a forged term instead of Persian Gulf and threatening passengers during a flight.
22 February 2010 [13:05]
A huge poster showing Israel's president bowing to the Turkish prime minister was hung from an Istanbul crane Sunday in the latest round of sniping between the two nations.
22 February 2010 [12:53]
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22 February 2010 [12:14]
22 February 2010 [12:06]
A traffic accident killed three people on the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway last night.
22 February 2010 [11:15]
The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) is working on a bill that calls on the government to reconsider Iran's relations with Britain, says a top Iranian lawmaker.
22 February 2010 [11:07]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Madrid, Spain on a state visit.
22 February 2010 [10:53]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos in Madrid on Sunday.
22 February 2010 [10:28]
Two days after its launch, Iran's domestically-manufactured Jamaran destroyer has completed its first mission in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
22 February 2010 [09:56]
A group gathered for Safer Internet Day on Feb. 9. In Turkey the first ever Safer Internet Day event will be celebrated on Feb. 23.
22 February 2010 [09:47]
Iran's envoy to the IAEA has objected to the fact that suspicions have been raised about Tehran's nuclear activities only because it is not implementing voluntary protocols.
Weird / Interesting
22 February 2010 [23:59]
Veteran Brazilian striker Ronaldo plans to retire from football in December 2011, and refuses to give up hope of playing the 2010 World Cup.
22 February 2010 [15:30]
"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.
22 February 2010 [14:30]
Tireless Ted Ingram has been named as the world's oldest paper boy - after doing his beloved round for a staggering 68 years.
22 February 2010 [13:25]
South Carolina archaeologists believe they might have unearthed the first octagonal house in the United States.
22 February 2010 [11:55]
Politics
22 February 2010 [21:40]
On Feb. 22, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam on the country's National Day, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
22 February 2010 [18:57]
Azerbaijan’s Commissioner on Human Rights Elmira Suleymanova made a statement on the 18th anniversary of Khojali Genocide.
22 February 2010 [17:40]
22 February 2010 [17:22]
Day.Az interview with editor-in-chief of the well-known Moscow-based Kommersant newspaper, member of the Central Board of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijan Azer Mursaliyev.
22 February 2010 [16:55]
Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political analyst Rasim Agayev.
22 February 2010 [16:33]
22 February 2010 [15:11]
22 February 2010 [14:16]
Day.Az interview with renowned Russian journalist, political expert and publicist Leonid Radzikhovski.
22 February 2010 [11:43]
Visiting Speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov met here Sunday with Foreign Minister of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss bilateral ties.
22 February 2010 [11:32]
A monitoring under mandate of the OSCE-chairman-in-office special envoy will be held southward of the Tazakand village of the Agdam region on Feb. 23, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
22 February 2010 [11:00]
22 February 2010 [09:35]
Business
22 February 2010 [10:44]
The individual persons and corporate bodies in Azerbaijan carried out foreign transactions with 137 countries in the amount of $20,800,000,000.
Daily Laugh
22 February 2010 [20:25]
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22 February 2010 [16:00]
22 February 2010 [12:23]
Photo Galleries
22 February 2010 [21:10]
22 February 2010 [11:26]
Society
22 February 2010 [21:45]
22 February 2010 [18:45]
Health Days of Israel are underway in Baku.
22 February 2010 [18:23]
Day.Az interview with head of the WHO mission in Azerbaijan Kamran Garakhanov.
22 February 2010 [18:13]
22 February 2010 [17:53]
Road Repairs and Construction Department of the Binagadi District of Baku exploded at early morning on Feb. 22.
22 February 2010 [16:15]
22 February 2010 [15:36]
Azerbaijani students will hold a rally in London, on February 26 on the occasion of Khojaly Genocide, committed by Armenians eighteen years ago.
22 February 2010 [12:46]
International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in November 1999, has been observed annually since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
22 February 2010 [09:21]
Sports
22 February 2010 [20:20]
Swiss tennis player Erwin Leskovich has won Baku Cup-1 international tournament of F1 Futures series. The tournament took place at Baku Tennis Academy.
22 February 2010 [19:34]
Azerbaijani gymnasts have brought home four bronze medals from Grand Prix-2010 tournament in Moscow, Russia.
Arts & Entertainment
22 February 2010 [19:25]
Dakota Fanning has reportedly celebrated her 16th birthday in Los Angeles with friends and family.
22 February 2010 [19:15]
22 February 2010 [15:53]
Daniel Craig has sparked rumours that he has married his long-term girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell.
22 February 2010 [14:40]
Tom Cruise has reportedly banned his daughter Suri from wearing make-up.
22 February 2010 [13:45]
Jane Fonda has revealed that she had cosmetic surgery recently.
22 February 2010 [10:16]
Angelina Jolie has reportedly reconciled with her father Jon Voight after years of public feuding.
22 February 2010 [09:25]
Rihanna has reportedly earned more money than Beyoncé attending fashion shows.
