News for 15 March 2010
World news
15 March 2010 [20:40]
EU Commissioner for enlargement Fuele set conditions to provide visa facility to Turkish citizens in a demand the government increased efforts.
15 March 2010 [20:07]
Minister of Defense Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Monday that the recent statements of his US counterpart have disclosed Washington’s vicious goals in the region.
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries expects appetite for crude to remain weak throughout the first half of 2010.
15 March 2010 [19:25]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that European Union (EU) was a strategical essential target for Turkey.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has urged European states to close ranks and take unilateral action against Iran over its nuclear program.
15 March 2010 [18:53]
The Iranian customs officials detained the person who tried to smuggle contraband into Azerbaijan in large quantities.
15 March 2010 [18:43]
Minister of Interior of Georgia Vano Merabishvili wrapped up his official visit to Italy, where he held meeting with the Italian counterpart.
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Amid threats by Israel and certain powers of a military assault on Iran, a top Iranian commander has warned such countries of "destruction and collapse."
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Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar will visit Azerbaijan in late April - early May, Iran's Deputy Interior Minister in the parliament Mehdi Mohammadifar said.
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Turkey's unemployment rate increased 0.4 percent to 13.5 percent in December 2009, Turkish Board of Statistics, TurkStat, said on Monday.
15 March 2010 [16:30]
Abkhazian legal government has a new minister of Health Care.
15 March 2010 [16:25]
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil is planning to pay an official visit to Tehran in May, an Iranian official said Sunday.
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Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri left for Brussels on a working visit on March 14, the government’s press office reported.
15 March 2010 [15:18]
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the ground forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Two people have died in Keda district of Adjara Region on March 14.
15 March 2010 [14:42]
Tehran has accused the United States of having launched a "cyber war" against Iran, state television network IRIB reported.
15 March 2010 [14:07]
Six people arrested during the riots on Ashura Day were sentenced to death, Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dovlatabadi said.
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UN Resident Coordinator in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Consuelo Vidal said here Sunday that Iran has done a lot to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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European Union member states are ready to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme if the United Nations fails to agree on the issue, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner confirmed Sunday.
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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.
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Erdogan said this was the first time Roman citizens were taken as interlocutor by the Turkish government.
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged Iranians to boycott a Persian fire festival on Tuesday, calling it un-Islamic and harmful, state media reported.
15 March 2010 [08:30]
Georgia's opposition accused the government of being behind a fake primetime news report that Russian tanks had entered the capital at the call of the opposition, causing widespread panic.
15 March 2010 [08:20]
The U.S. secretary of defense said on Saturday that the United States very strongly felt that the resolution on the Armenian allegations regarding incidents of 1915 a mistake.
Weird / Interesting
15 March 2010 [19:50]
A homeless man in eastern central China has caused a stir with his movie star good looks and dress sense from the catwalks of international high fashion.
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A student from Lancashire is convinced that a kitchen nightmare brought him face to face with Jesus Christ in his frying pan.
15 March 2010 [15:00]
Bottled fresh air from some of Britain’s favourite beauty spots is being offered to stressed city workers.
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Dispatchworks New YorkNew York may be crumbling, but a German artist is doing his part to put it all back together.
15 March 2010 [11:12]
In an effort to sustain the image of an island that is squeaky clean, Singapore has maintained its ban on chewing gum sales, which was first imposed in 1992. Known for its Esplanade and beautiful skyline, Singapore is a city in transition.
15 March 2010 [10:27]
A vase thought to have belonged to an 18th Century Chinese emperor turned up an auction in rural Ireland earlier this month and sold for more than 70 times its asking price.
Politics
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Monday Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak and his accompanying delegation.
15 March 2010 [18:33]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has today met Slovakian counterpart Miroslav Lajcak to exchange views on the two countries' bilateral relations.
15 March 2010 [18:00]
Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has had a telephone conversation with OSCE Minsk Group's co-chair from France Bernard Fassier upon Fassier's initiative.
15 March 2010 [17:43]
Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration's International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov believes elements of the Madrid principles should remain unchanged.
15 March 2010 [17:24]
Chief of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration's International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov believes Armenia is not going to take a constructive approach in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to put an end to this problem.
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Member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (Parliament) Fazail Agamali says the U.S. position regarding Azerbaijan has undergone significant changes.
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Interview with well-known Russian journalist, political expert and publicist Leonid Radzikhovsky.
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South Caucasus, 2010… Twenty-two years of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Business
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Azerbaijani and Slovak business people have come together in Baku to explore prospects for cooperation in a variety of fields.
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Daily Laugh
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Photo Galleries
15 March 2010 [19:30]
The old notion of stars being born was really never true, but there's no denying that moment when a performer blasts into the cultural consciousness, as if they had always been there, waiting to happen.
15 March 2010 [16:20]
Are you a wrestling fan? Well there are different kinds of wrestling, there's professional wrestling, mud wresting, men-women wrestling...and... alligator wrestling.
Society
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Popular Romanian musician and composer Edward Maya will give concert in one of Baku's clubs on April 10th.
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Institute of History of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences will issue the second volume of book on genocide against the Azerbaijani people in 2010, Director of the Institute, Member of Milli Majlis Yagub Mahmudov said.
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Azerbaijan has issued certificates to 30 more religious communities.
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Genocide Memorial will be erected in a mass burial site in Azerbaijan’s Guba region through Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s assistance, the Foundation said in a statement.
15 March 2010 [15:10]
Visitors of Seaside Boulevard in Baku will be able to take advantage of two new engines brought from Austria, Deputy Head of Seaside Boulevard at the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan Nazim Majidov said.
15 March 2010 [14:46]
On Monday morning, an armed attack was made on the chief of housing and communal services in Garadagh district of Azerbaijan.
15 March 2010 [12:53]
An international seminar of British Council “Right steps to success” was held in Turkey. Representatives from Azerbaijan were also present at the event.
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Sports
15 March 2010 [17:33]
Azerbaijani fighters will compete in the K-1 World Max 2010 East Europe Tournament starting in Minsk, Belarus, on Friday.
15 March 2010 [13:22]
8th round of the European Individual Chess Championship took place in the Croatian city of Rijeka.
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15 March 2010 [10:45]
Athletes from Azerbaijan attended the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in the Portuguese city of Portimao.
15 March 2010 [09:45]
Freestyle & Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments devoted to the 90 anniversary of the establishment of the Parliament of Turkey, finished in Ankara.
Arts & Entertainment
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Children's Music School ? 21 named after Leopold and Mstislav Rostropovich gave a summarizing concert in Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society named after M. Magomayev.
15 March 2010 [14:36]
DJ Outwork, a well known performer in Europe, will perform in Azerbaijani capital as well.
15 March 2010 [11:18]
Azerbaijani popular singer Tunzale Agayeva will start her European tour on March 20.
15 March 2010 [10:12]
The oldest of active Azerbaijani theater actors, Nodar Shashig oglu has turned 83.
