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  • Indian women strike gold at Asia 3x3 basketball meet

    Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here. The team with Geethu Anna Jose at the vanguard of their challenge won the three play-off games without breaking much sweat Thursday. India won all their three games reaching the 21-point mark with ample time left on the clock in each of their games. "We achieved what we set out for," ...

  • Azerbaijans Israel diplomacy tests Iran

    By Shahin Abbasov BAKU - Azerbaijan in late April crossed a self-imposed "red line" in its relations with southern neighbor Iran by dispatching Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Israel, Tehran's arch-foe. Reasons for the timing of the move are not clear, but, so far, Tehran appears to be biding its time with a response. While Israel and Azerbaijan - like Iran, a majority ...

  • Caucasus jihadis feel Boston shocks

    By Dmitry Shlapentokh The Boston bombing is still in the process of investigation and could have a variety of repercussions in both the short and the long run. Many of these repercussions cannot be predicted, but some can be seen. One is connected with the North Caucasus jihadis' involvement in the Syrian conflict, and their relationship with the US. While several months ago the North ...

  • Events devoted to Azerbaijan held in Laigle

    The French city of Laigle has hosted an exhibition and concert as part of the project 'Cultural values of Azerbaijan-the Caucasian pearl', implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of the Azerbaijani embassy in France. According to AzerTag, speaking at the opening of the exhibition, the French city mayor, Thierry Pinaud noted that he is familiar with our country. He ...

  • Military vehicle crashes in Azerbaijan 4 sevicemen killed 9 injured

    APA ’s north bureau reports that 4 servicemen died, 9 were injured in the accident. The injured servicemen were taken to Guba central hospital. The details of the accident are being investigated. According to intiial reports, the servicemen are soldiers of Interior Ministry’s Interior ...


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Better Off Dead [DVD]

Better Off Dead [DVD]

Of all the teen comedies made in the 1980s--and there were oh so many--Savage Steve Holland's Better Off Dead stands on its own as a unique, kooky gem. Call it the nadir of teenage-embarrassment comedy, Better Off Dead strikes chords with anyone who has known and been able to laugh at middle-class American teenage angst at its worst. The fact that Holland manages to derive near-surr ... ...

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  • Armenian occupation of Azerbaijans Lachin turns 21

    21 years have passed since the occupation of Lachin Region of Azerbaijan by the Armenian armed forces. Armenian army seized Lachin region on May 18, 1992 and de-facto united Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia. The town of Lachin, one settlement and 120 villages of the region were occupied by the enemy. 264 Azerbaijani soldiers and civilians became martyrs and 63 were taken hostage during the ...

  • Representatives of all religions in Azerbaijan live as a family - president

    1news.az reports with reference to the official website for the President of Azerbaijan that the mosque opening ceremony was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The muftis of the Caucasian peoples, ambassadors of Muslim countries in Azerbaijan, public representatives and religious figures warmly welcomed the head of state. President Ilham Aliyev met the guests. Chairman of ...

  • VTB Group considers Azerbaijan priority region

    Azerbaijan is one of the priority regions for the VTB Group, director of the department of subsidiaries of Bank VTB OJSC Mikhail Yakunin said on Friday at the opening ceremony of the new head office of VTB Bank (Azerbaijan) in Baku. Yakunin said opening the new office marks a new stage in the development of VTB Bank (Azerbaijan). Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank ...

  • National Briefing | Northwest Idaho Uzbek Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Supporting Terrorism

    An Uzbek man pleaded not guilty on Friday to three federal terrorism charges that accuse him of providing support to a terrorist group in Uzbekistan. Wearing slippers and yellow and white striped prison garb, the defendant, Fazliddin Kurbanov, entered the federal courtroom in Boise in shackles and spoke primarily through a Russian interpreter. Federal agents arrested Mr Kurbanov, 30, a truck ...

  • Idaho neighbors surprised by Uzbek refugees arrest allegations

    BOISE, Idaho - The Uzbek national and Boise resident accused of training people to carry out terrorist attacks is a refugee who resettled in Boise in 2009. Jan Reeves, director of the Idaho Office for Refugees, confirmed Friday that Fazliddin Kurbanov was admitted to the U.S. as a refugee in August 2009 and resettled in Boise. Reeves would not say whether Kurbanov came to the U.S. with family ...

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