News for 02 September 2010

Announcements

02 September 2010 [20:23]

Today.Az official Facebook page UPDATE

World news

02 September 2010 [13:53]

Turkish gasoline sales to Iran plunge

Weird / Interesting

02 September 2010 [14:45]

Woman dies stuck in her lover's chimney

A doctor in America has died stuck in her lover's chimney - and her decomposing body was only found three days later.
02 September 2010 [13:10]

Chinese lingerie company's ad featuring Princess Diana causes outrage

A Chinese lingerie company has unveiled a new range of underwear featuring a Princess of Wales lookalike model on the 13th anniversary of her death.
02 September 2010 [12:35]

Vuvuzelas kicked out of European football

Vuvuzelas have been shown a red card by European football's ruling body amid fears they could damage the game's "magic".
02 September 2010 [11:55]

Man survives jump from 39th floor by landing on a car

A man who jumped more than 400ft after leaping off a New York apartment block survived after crashing feet first into a parked car.

Politics

02 September 2010 [17:10]

OSCE MG co-chairs will visit Baku Sept. 7

Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will visit Baku on Sept. 7, French co-chair Bernard Fassier said.
02 September 2010 [16:55]

Monument to Heydar Aliyev to be erected in Odessa

The monument to the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev will be erected in Odessa, Ukraine.
02 September 2010 [15:45]

Azerbaijan's taxes minister meets Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance's state secretary

Azerbaijan's Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov met Wednesday State Secretary at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance Reinhold Lopatka and his accompanying delegation.
02 September 2010 [15:23]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Jordan meets Palestine's first envoy in Baku

Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Jordan Elman Arasli met Wednesday newly appointed ambassador of Palestine in Baku Nasir Abdulkarim.
02 September 2010 [13:40]

Cuban delegation to visit Azerbaijan

02 September 2010 [12:25]

Kazakh parliament ratifies Nakhchivan agreement on Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking countries

Kazakhstan's Majlis, lower chamber of the parliament, has ratified the Nakhchivan agreement on establishing the Cooperation Council of the Turkic-speaking countries.
02 September 2010 [11:30]

Ambassador: Italian government is very interested in Azerbaijan's natural gas

Interview with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy Emil Karimov.
02 September 2010 [10:55]

Information by Armenian media on French actor's visit to Nagorno-Karabakh not confirmed

The information provided by the Armenian media outlets regarding the upcoming visit of French actor Gerard Depardieu to Nagorno-Karabakh is not confirmed.
02 September 2010 [09:25]

Azerbaijani ambassador to attend iftar party hosted by Italian FM

Foreign Minister of Italy Franco Frattini will today host an iftar party.

Business

02 September 2010 [14:35]

Kulevi terminal accepted 306,109 tons of oil and oil products in August

The SOCAR's Black Sea terminal Kulevi successfully transports oil and oil products from Azerbaijan and Central Asia via Georgia.
02 September 2010 [11:08]

SOCAR to launch six more petrol stations in Baku

SOCAR will launch 6 petrol stations in Baku in September, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.

Society

02 September 2010 [17:45]

Azerbaijan will mark Ramadan Holiday Sept. 9-10

The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers says the Ramadan Holiday will be celebrated in the country on Sept. 9-10.
02 September 2010 [17:23]

Azerbaijani army soldier commits suicide

Soldier of Azerbaijani army has committed a suicide.
02 September 2010 [15:55]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation opend overhauled school in Russia's Ulyanovsk city - PHOTOS

Heydar Aliyev Foundation donated overhauled modern school to Russia's Ulyanovsk City on the first day of the new school year - Sept. 1.
02 September 2010 [15:10]

Highest flagpole in the world installed in Azerbaijan - PHOTOS

The National Flag Square was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony in Baku on Sept. 1.
02 September 2010 [13:25]

U.S. online newspaper: Azerbaijan not among world's most polluted places

The well-known U.S. online newspaper, The Huffington Post, chose not to include Azerbaijan in the list of the world's most polluted places this week.

Sports

02 September 2010 [14:55]

Azerbaijani weightlifters to battle for world medals

Azerbaijani weightlifters will compete in the world championship starting in Antalya, Turkey from September 17 to 26.
02 September 2010 [09:55]

Azerbaijan's Niyazi Aliyev wins World Combat Games in Beijing

The first single combat games are underway in Beijing, China.

Arts & Entertainment