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US VP Cheney assures Azerbaijan of U.S 'interest'

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:50:26 +0000

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney assured Azerbaijan on Wednesday of America’s “abiding interest” in the region’s stability. It was the first stop on a tour of three ex-Soviet republics that are wary of Russia’s intentions after its war with Georgia last month.

Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in Azerbaijan

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:07:27 +0000

Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Azerbaijan on Wednesday, part of a tour of three ex-Soviet republics wary of Russia’s intentions following last month’s war between Russia and neighboring...

Vice President Cheney arrives in Azerbaijan

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:30:37 +0000

The U.S. Embassy says Vice President Cheney has arrived in Azerbaijan as part of a tour in support of Russia’s southern neighbors.

Russian teen Albiev wins 60 kg wrestling gold

AP — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:52:34 +0000

Islam-Beka Albiev has won Russia’s second Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling medal in as many matches in Beijing, defeating Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan in the 60-kilogram...

Russia's Mankiev wins Greco 55 kg gold

AP — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:57:34 +0000

Nazyr Mankiev of Russia has won the first wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, taking the first two periods of the best-of-three match to defeat Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan in the Greco-Roman 55-kilogram...

Azerbaijan leader wants his portraits off streets

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:31:56 +0000

The president of Azerbaijan has urged officials to remove his portraits from the streets before elections, in which he is seeking a second term, according to comments published...

Czechs: missile deal to be signed soon

AP — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:58:36 +0000

Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg says that his government will sign a deal with the United States next week on installing a U.S. missile defense radar.Schwarzenberg said Friday during a visit to the ex-Soviet nation of Azerbaijan that the...

Azerbaijan convicts editor, colleague of treason

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:05:35 +0000

A newspaper editor and his colleague in Azerbaijan were convicted Tuesday of treason Tuesday and sentenced to prison.Novruzali Mammadov, the editor of Talysh Sado, or Voice of the Talysh, was arrested in February 2007 together with the...

Can you say HIV? Stigma in the United States

Rolande Hodel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:57:45 +0000

What would you do if a close friend disclosed his/her HIV-positive status to you today? Jessica Kim, who wrote this piece on HIV and Stigma is one of the volunteers generously supporting AIDSfreeAFRICA with her time, talent and expertise. She will...

Iran demands Russian nuclear shipment

AP — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:09:24 +0000

Iran demanded Sunday that Azerbaijan deliver a Russian shipment of nuclear equipment blocked at its border with Iran for the past three weeks.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in his weekly briefing that his country has...