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. | Police said the blast struck around 11:00 a.m. in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a person killed the day before. They said 65 people were wounded in the attack, including 16 police.
Hospital officials confirmed the death toll. |
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. | Twitter and Facebook played a crucial role in start of unrests in east and Arab countries. The sites also helped US and Israeli intelligent services recruited from countries like Russia, Iran and Syria. However, spreading protest against government in the US and EU makes those sites to take new measures to tackle the organisation of protesters. Last year mobile communication and email services were stopped by the western government to stop uprisings in the cities like London and New York and new method will help them to control the situations. |
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. | January 27, 1973 – Santa Barbara, California, United States
Gourgen Yanikian, an Armenian Americans, assassinates Los Angeles Turkish Consul General, Mehmet Baydar, and Vice Consul, Bahadir Demir, after inviting the Turkish |
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. | About 50 police escorted the pair from Canberra’s Lobby restaurant after it was surrounded by some 200 supporters of the city’s Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Mr Abbott had reportedly angered them by suggesting it was time for the camp – marking its 40th year – to come down. |
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. | Famous Azerbaijani screenwriter and public figure Rustam Ibragimbekov rejected the French Order of Arts and has left the presidency of the Society of Cultural Relations “Azerbaijan-France.” The statement by Ibragimbekov received by the Turan agency reads: |
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. | At the ceremony held at “Buta Palace” mayor of Duseldorf Dirk Elbers presented symvolic key to Baku Mayor Hajibala Abutalibov. At the ceremony, Eurovision-2011 winners Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal’s video roll was demonstrated.
Mayor of Duselderf Dirk |
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. | After upgrading security to tackle robot attacks, site resumes its normal activity. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience. |
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. | Late at night on January 19, 1990, 26,000 Soviet troops stormed Baku in order to crush the Popular Front. In the course of the storming, the troops attacked the protesters, firing in the crowds. The shooting continued for three days. They acted pursuant to a state of emergency (which continued on for more than 4 months) declared by the USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium, signed by President Gorbachev. |
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. | A hardy type of bacteria recently discovered in the permafrost of Siberia could help slow down the ageing process.
The species of bacteria – given the name Bacillus F – was found in laboratory tests to have shown signs of slowing down the process of ageing on mice, the Russian Academy of |
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. | The initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, the exhibition is supported by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the English edition of Baku magazine.
Leyla Aliyeva, vice-president of the foundation, and her mother Mehriban Aliyeva, who is the foundation’s president, attended the exhibition opening, Gun.Az reports. |
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. | European sanctions on Syria are set to be tightened after EU ministers added 22 individuals and eight companies to an existing blacklist on Monday, in an effort to tackle the Syrian government’s repression of anti-regime protests.
“As long as the repression |
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. | British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg condemned Israeli settlements as “deliberate vandalism” as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas began a European tour to boost his position.
Abbas welcomed the comments by the British official, which came as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators squabbled over the conditions to restart full talks which have been on ice since |
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. | 43 countries have applied to take part in the 57th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan this May, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced today. In 2012, more than 40 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest, including the countries that made their return last year. Most notably, Italy, Hungary and Austria are set to take part also in the contest this year. Joining them is Montenegro, which has been absent from the past 3 editions of Europe’s favourite TV show. This brings the number of participating broadcasters on par with the record of 43 from last year and 2008. |
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. | The European Financial Stability Facility’s (EFSF) rating is based on the ratings of the countries that guarantee it.
S&P’s downgrade of France and Austria on Friday meant |
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. | Meeting of Cabinet of Ministers on outcomes of socio-economic development for 2011 and plans in 2012 was held under the chairmanship of President Ilham Aliyev. |
