News for 27 February 2010
Voice of Diaspora
27 February 2010 [13:06]
World news
27 February 2010 [14:55]
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government aimed to deliver Turkey to the club of most developed 10 countries in the world by 2023, for the 100th anniversary of the republic.
27 February 2010 [14:45]
The US administration says while keeping pressure on Tehran it still remains committed to a "diplomatic" resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue.
27 February 2010 [14:38]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey needed to face up to its problems in order to solve them.
27 February 2010 [14:19]
Despite the arrest of Jundallah ringleader Abdolmalek Rigi on a flight from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates has rejected reports that the terrorist had entered its territory.
27 February 2010 [14:05]
An Istanbul court on Friday arrested former 1st Army commander retired Gen. Cetin Dogan and retired Lieutenant General Engin Alan under the probe regarding "Balyoz Plan" allegations.
27 February 2010 [13:58]
The price of drugs has increased 30 percent in Iran following the Iranian border police tight control over the country's borders.
27 February 2010 [13:52]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili presented annual report to the Parliament on Feb. 26.
27 February 2010 [13:37]
"The economic crisis will end when remittances from abroad reach the pre-crisis level,” MP Armen Martirosyan, chairman of Armenia's opposition Heritage party said.
27 February 2010 [13:30]
27 February 2010 [13:22]
Israel's defense minister has called on the United Sates to impose strict sanctions on Iran over its nuclear energy program.
27 February 2010 [13:14]
Georgia`s breakaway Abkhazia has a new foreign minister.
27 February 2010 [12:40]
27 February 2010 [12:32]
Russia's foreign minister says Moscow will not agree to harsh sanctions against Iran, reasoning that there is nothing to prove Tehran is working on nuclear weapons.
27 February 2010 [12:25]
Georgia will launch direct air communication with Qatar soon, said Nikolai Mchedlishvili, press speaker of the Georgian PM.
27 February 2010 [12:20]
27 February 2010 [12:11]
Feb. 27-28, Heads of Palestinian armed resistance groups will meet in Tehran with the participation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinjad.
27 February 2010 [12:06]
27 February 2010 [11:37]
27 February 2010 [11:33]
Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT, has so far proven inefficient in nuclear disarmament.
27 February 2010 [11:17]
27 February 2010 [11:10]
French Minister of State for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac presented the medal of "Legion D'honneur" to Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Chairman Murat Yalcintas in Istanbul on Friday.
27 February 2010 [11:04]
27 February 2010 [10:57]
Iran and Syria will soon lift visa requirements for their nationals, says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after his two-day visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
27 February 2010 [10:37]
More opposition voices joined on February 25 calls for distancing from ex-PM Zurab Nogaideli and any potential coalition that may emerge with his party participation.
27 February 2010 [10:32]
27 February 2010 [10:16]
A train of 10 cars derailed on segment of Ani-Bagrevand railroad stations, Shirak region of Armenia on Feb. 26.
27 February 2010 [10:12]
Azerbaijan says Iran has offered help to resolve the dispute over the Karabakh region, an area internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan which is being claimed by Armenia.
27 February 2010 [10:06]
One of the candidates for Tbilisi mayor's office, Nika Ivanishvili has formed a new political party.
27 February 2010 [09:55]
A delegation of Turkey-U.S. Interparliamentary Friendship Caucus led by Suat Kiniklioglu will hold meetings in the United States between February 28 and March 6.
27 February 2010 [09:39]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey needed to face up to its problems in order to solve them.
27 February 2010 [09:28]
27 February 2010 [09:23]
27 February 2010 [09:13]
Analytics
27 February 2010 [17:13]
The Armenian public is looking forward to March 1.
27 February 2010 [12:55]
Weird / Interesting
27 February 2010 [15:23]
A Pakistani woman gave birth to a baby girl in an auto-rickshaw stuck in a traffic jam when police closed roads to let President Asif Ali Zardari's motorcade drive by.
27 February 2010 [15:15]
Skewered by a one-metre-long iron rod - boy of 12, Kalim Ali, miraculously survives.
27 February 2010 [11:26]
A Venezuelan town that disappeared 25 years ago after it was deliberately flooded has re-emerged following a long drought.
27 February 2010 [10:51]
If there was ever a question over the safety of breast implants then this will prove critics wrong, as a woman's silicone D cup's saved her life from gunshot.
Politics
27 February 2010 [15:35]
27 February 2010 [14:55]
As part of the Justice for Khojaly international campaign, a commemorative event to mark the genocide's 18th anniversary was held in the U.S. George Washington University.
27 February 2010 [14:33]
27 February 2010 [14:13]
27 February 2010 [14:00]
The Azerbaijani embassy in the United Arab Emirates organized an event to commemorate 18th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide in Riyadh on Feb. 24, the embassy said in a statement.
27 February 2010 [11:50]
Azerbaijani Youth Organization in Russia (AYOR) held an event devoted to Khojaly genocide at St. Peterburg Hall of President Hotel Moscow within the worldwide campaign Justice for Khojaly on Feb. 26.
27 February 2010 [10:22]
27 February 2010 [09:44]
Daily Laugh
27 February 2010 [14:24]
27 February 2010 [10:44]
Photo Galleries
27 February 2010 [10:00]
Society
27 February 2010 [13:45]
27 February 2010 [13:27]
Health status of the soldiers injured as a result of traffic accident with car of Azerbaijani Interior Troops is normal.
27 February 2010 [13:18]
27 February 2010 [12:50]
A memorial ceremony was held on the 18th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide in Donetsk, Ukraine.
27 February 2010 [12:16]
On March 1, the Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency, AzerTaj,will turn 90.
27 February 2010 [11:13]
Sports
27 February 2010 [15:08]
27 February 2010 [11:57]
Azerbaijani skier Gaia Bassani Antivari took part in the competitions in slalom in the Vancouver Olympics.
Arts & Entertainment
27 February 2010 [12:47]
Gatorade has announced that it is ending its sponsorship relationship with Tiger Woods.
27 February 2010 [11:22]
Madonna’s lover Jesus Luz broke down in tears when a partygoer threw beer in his face as he got set to spin the decks as a DJ in a Brazil nightclub.
27 February 2010 [10:27]
Brooke Shields has declared that she would "love" to have more children.
27 February 2010 [09:50]
Rihanna insists she is determined to move on from violent ex-lover Chris Brown – and has revealed all about her family’s drug hell.
