Society

29 July 2010 [16:08]

Azerbaijan Medical University professor on ways to cope with abnormal heat in Baku

Interview with Dean of Medical and Biological Department at Azerbaijan Medical University, Professor Aydin Mammadov.
29 July 2010 [13:44]

OECD anti-corruption assessment report discussed in Baku

An assessment report of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was heard in Baku on July 28.
29 July 2010 [13:13]

"Azerbaijanis and Armenians in Korea never had conflicts"

An interview with head of the Azerbaijan-Korea Student Organization "Buta" Eltay Aslanov.
28 July 2010 [16:43]

Quake hits Caspian Sea

28 July 2010 [16:18]

Temperature will hit 42 degrees Celsius in Azerbaijan tomorrow

Sunny weather and south-east winds are expected in Baku and Absheron peninsula on July 28.
28 July 2010 [15:45]

Triplets born in Baku

28 July 2010 [15:10]

Divers rescue over 11 people from Caspian Sea

About 11 people were rescued from sea in Azerbaijan on July 27.
28 July 2010 [14:07]

Cemetery burns away in Azerbaijan's Goychay region

A cemetery burned away in Goychay region of Azerbaijan.
28 July 2010 [13:55]

Armenians robs Turkish activist in Batumi

Yusuf Yilmaz, President of Kojaeli division of Turkey-based Union for Fight against Groundless "Armenian genocide" Claims has been attacked in Batumi.
28 July 2010 [13:07]

More Baku residents hit by sunstroke hospitalized

Baku ambulance service has received 1,300 calls last night.
28 July 2010 [11:55]

Indian language department to open at Azerbaijan University of Languages

The Indian language department will be open at the Azerbaijan University of Languages, Indian ambassador to Azerbaijan Debnath Shaw said.
28 July 2010 [10:25]

Debut Moscow flight lands in Nakhchivan

The first plane of the Moscow government-owned "Atlant-Soyuz" airlines touched down in Azerbaijan's Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan on July 27th.
28 July 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijani scientist elected as a member of Russian Academy of Sciences scientific council

Deputy director of the Azerbaijan Institute of Petrochemical Processes, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences Akif Azizov has been elected a member of a scientific council of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
27 July 2010 [18:07]

Number of officially registered religious communities in Azerbaijan revealed

Azerbaijan State Committee for Religious Associations handed over certificates on state registration to a group of leaders of some religious communities today, according to the committee.
27 July 2010 [17:10]

11,216 drunken drivers apprehended in Azerbaijan this year

Traffic police have registered 471,639 violations by drivers in Azerbaijan during raids carried out this year.
27 July 2010 [15:10]

Criminal case on incident at military unit in Azerbaijan's Dashkasan region to be submitted to court

The investigation into the armed incident in military unit located in Dashkesan (400 km west of Baku), ended and submitted to the court, Azerbaijan Serious Crimes Court said.
27 July 2010 [14:55]

Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry issues statement on forest fires in Azerbaijan

Danger of fire has increased in the forests in connection with hot and windy weather in the country.
27 July 2010 [13:45]

Massage parlor attacked in Azerbaijan

Unknown people attacked a massage studio in Darnagul settlement of Baku last night.
27 July 2010 [13:05]

Sale of Russia-made ice creams banned in Azerbaijan

The sale of “Russkiy kholod” ice creams has been banned in Azerbaijan, press office of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents said.
27 July 2010 [10:27]

Seven plant workers injured in traffic accident in Garadagh district of Baku

Seven people were injured today in a traffic accident in the Sahil settlement of Garadagh district in Baku.
27 July 2010 [09:55]

Azerbaijani students in Georgia arrive in Baku

A group of the Azerbaijani students in Georgia and representatives of youth organizations arrived in Baku on July 26.
26 July 2010 [18:00]

Midget wedding in Azerbaijan!

A recent wedding ceremony in Adnali village of Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi region caused a great interest.
26 July 2010 [16:55]

Over 317 kilograms of expired products revealed in Azerbaijan

The State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Protection under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development destroyed about 317 kilograms of expired products.
26 July 2010 [16:22]

Boeing 737-800 launches its first Nakhchivan-Moscow flight

Boeing 737-800 will make its first flight from Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan to Russian capital Moscow tomorrow.
26 July 2010 [15:57]

Hot weather conditions to dominate in Azerbaijan for 3 more days

Hot weather conditions will dominate in Azerbaijan in the coming three days, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources said.
26 July 2010 [15:23]

Azerbaijani connoisseurs take first place in South Caucasus Cup in Intellectual Games

Azerbaijani intellectuals have been highly successful at the XII Cup South Caucasus in Intellectual Games which ended on July 25.
26 July 2010 [14:07]

Contruction of memorial over mass burial site in Azerbaijan's Guba region started

A memorial complex is being constructed on the mass grave of victims of genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijani people in Guba region of Azerbaijan.
26 July 2010 [13:21]

Large-scale ecological campaign conducted in Sumgait

Ecological campaign under the slogan "Sumgait – common house, lets keep it clean" has been held on the seashore in Sumgait.
26 July 2010 [12:25]

Daylight tragedy: Man kills his wife in Ganja

A brutal murder was committed in Azerbaijan’s Ganja city on July 25.
26 July 2010 [09:35]

Azerbaijan presents country's anti-AIDS programs at international conference

The Azerbaijan delegation participated in the 18th international AIDs conference in Vienna on July 18-23.
24 July 2010 [11:55]

Photo exhibition "Agdam – Caucasian Hiroshima and a Ghost town" launched in Baku

A photo exhibition “Agdam – Caucasian Hiroshima and a Ghost town” organized by "Inam" pluralism center opened in Azerbaijan Artists' Union.
24 July 2010 [10:35]

Traffic to be blocked in Baku

23 July 2010 [18:07]

Azerbaijan-Russia train traffic restored

The train traffic, delayed due to explosion in Inchkhe-Izbirbash, has been restored, Azerbaijani Railways passenger carriages department head Elyar Muradov said.
23 July 2010 [17:45]

Car rams into traffic police motorcycle in Baku

A heavy traffic accident has occurred outside the Government House in Baku.
23 July 2010 [17:25]

Person trying to sneak drugs to jails in cotton sticks detained in Azerbaijan

An individual who tried to sneak heroin into jail has been detained in Azerbaijan.
23 July 2010 [17:07]

Floods cause damage to historical monuments in Azerbaijan's Sheki region

Floods have destroyed part of fortress walls of the Palace of Sheki Khans and have damaged museums.
23 July 2010 [15:23]

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing terror act in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

The prosecutor demanded a life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing a terror act in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA).
23 July 2010 [15:08]

Heavy traffic accident in Baku: people dead and injured

A heavy traffic accident in Baku has left two people dead and seven injured.
23 July 2010 [13:07]

Azerbaijani epidemiologists again warn of dangers of swimming in "Shikh" and "Sahil” beaches

"The risk of becoming infected with intestinal bacterium the number of which exceeds normal, in seawater many times still exists," Republican Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology official Leyla Tagizade said.