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  • EU stint on precise terminology on Azerbaijans territorial integrity

    EU institutions stint on precise terminology in respect to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, Elman Abdullayev says. The official position of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on the adoption of the recent resolution by the European parliament provoked an angry reaction of not the European parliamentarians, as might be expected, but among a number of opposition media in Azerbaijan. The ...

  • There is a good exchange of views between Germany and Azerbaijan

    Between the government and the society of the Federal Republic of Germany and Azerbaijan, there is a good exchange of views, values, and interests in mutual cooperation. This was stated by Foreign Minister of Germany Guido Westerwelle on 18 June during an international media forum. He also noted that Germany's foreign policy takes into account the interests of both countries, including ...

  • Asia markets mostly down as investors await Fed meetings results

    SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course. The results of a two-day Fed policy meeting will likely ripple through stock markets once investors learn whether there will be changes in the U.S. central bank's strategy for shoring up ...

  • Asia Follows Wall Street Higher Nikkei Up 2

    soaring nearly 150 points ahead of the central bank's conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. CNBC's Fed Survey found that Wall Street players expected the Fed roll back its stimulus program by December, compared to February, as expected ...

  • Baikonur Journal Russian Space Center in Kazakhstan Counts Down Its Days of Glory

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan ...


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Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

In the opening scene of Spike Lees Miracle at St. Anna, an elderly black man sits in his apartment in Harlem beneath a World War II recruitment poster of Joe Louis in uniform. He is watching John Wayne on television commanding his lily-white platoon to hold an Italian vi ... ...

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  • Greece set to seal natgas deal with Azeri company -source

    ATHENS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:48pm EDT ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Greece is set to agree the sale of its natural gas grid operator DESFA to Azeri state energy company SOCAR, a senior official directly involved in the talks said on Tuesday. SOCAR has improved its offer to buy a 66 percent stake in the company to 400 million euros ($536 million), a price that Greece's ...

  • Azeri energy company raises offer for Greek natgas grid operator

    ATHENS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:26pm EDT ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Azeri state energy company SOCAR has improved its offer to buy Greece's natural gas grid operator, DESFA, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) said on Tuesday, citing sources. SOCAR, the sole bidder for DESFA after Russian energy company Sintez and Greek-Czech group PPF-Terna dropped out of the bidding ...

  • Jordans World Cup Dream Alive as Win Sets Up Uzbekistan Playoff

    (Reuters) - Jordan's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 at home on Tuesday to book a qualifying playoff against Uzbekistan in September. Striker Ahmad Ibrahim scored the winning goal in the 57th minute, stooping low to head home a cross from Khalil Bani Ateyah that drew wild celebrations at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman. The ...

  • Uzbekistan Win but Miss Automatic Spot for Brazil

    (Reuters) - Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup after Iran's win in South Korea sent both those teams to Brazil. Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to next year's ...

  • Iran and South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup as Uzbekistan miss out

    Iran's Amir Hossein Sadeghi celebrates his nation's qualification for the 2014 World Cup after a 1-0 victory over South Korea in Ulsan. Photograph: Kim ...

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