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Biden, law enforcement to attend Boston memorial for slain officer

By Scott Malone and Samuel P. Jacobs BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the country plan to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a campus police officer who authorities say was slain by the accused Boston Marathon bombers, and Vice President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the ceremony. The service at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology honours 26-year-old Sean Collier, who police say was shot and killed by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the MIT campus on Thursday night.

Azeri song by Somalian student!

Azerbaijan has been making such huge progress in the past decade that every time I travel here, I have difficulty recognizing this place and I regret not following this country more closely.The last time I came here was because of President Abdullah's Gul's official visit. This time, I came to attend the Davos meeting on April 7-8. I can hear you asking, “Isn't Davos in Switzerland?” True, the actual address of the famous Davos meeting held by the World Economic Forum is in Switzerland.

Armenians fire on positions of Azerbaijani Army

Armenian army units fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Army from their positions near Ashagi Seyidahmadli and Garakhanbeyli villages of Fuzuli, Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy, Giziloba and Yarimja villages of Terter and nameless uplands of Gedebey and Khojavand regions yesterday and tonight. Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that the enemy was silenced by retaliation fire.Azeri-Press news agency

Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives starts his visit to Azerbaijan

Mubariz Aslanov; The delegation led by Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives Marzuki Alie has arrived in Azerbaijan today. APA reports that the delegation was welcomed by the first Vice-Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.The visit aims to conduct negotiations on the development of relations between the two states and parliaments.

Azerbaijan gets 10% rise in Q1 retail trade turnover

Nijat Mustafayev; In January-March, 2013, AZN 4.5 bln-consumption goods were sold in the retail trade network of Azerbaijan, up 9.5% compared with a year earlier. State Statistical Committee says sold food products rose 2.2% to AZN 2.5 bln, non-food products - 20.4% to AZN 2 bln: “Compared with the previous year, share of food products in retail trade turnover dropped 4 percentage points to 55.8%, share of non-food products rose to 44.2%. Every citizen purchased AZN 90.9-food, AZN 72.2 - non-food products in a month”.Azeri-Press news agency

George Bush to visit Azerbaijan

US ex-president George Herbert Bush’s grandson George P. Bush will visit Azerbaijan to attend the South Caucasus Forum.The State Committee on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan told APA that Bush is expected to address the panel session jointly organized by the World Azerbaijani Youth Organization.The forum will be organized on May 6-8 by Nizam Ganjavi International Center and Madrid Club. The Library of Alexandria, Foundation for Peace and Ganja City Executive Authority are the main partners of the International Forum.Azeri-Press news agency

Armenians continue firing on positions of Azerbaijani Army

Armenian army units fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Army from their positions near Shirvanli and Yusifjanli villages of Aghdam region, Gorgan village of Fuzuli, Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy, Yarimja village of Terter and nameless uplands of Khojavand region yesterday and tonight.Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that the enemy was silenced by retaliation fire.Azeri-Press news agency

International Water Technologies Forum kicks off in Baku - UPDATED - PHOTOSESSION

Ali Ahmadov; Economics. International Water Technologies Forum has today kicked off in Baku. The forum is held in parallel with the Caspian International Water Technologies (CATEF-2013) exhibition.According to APA-Economics, the exhibition and forum are organized on the initiative of and supported by Azersu JSC. The organizational partner is Iteca Caspian LLC.Deputy PM Abid Sharifov touched upon dynamic development of Azerbaijan’s economy during recent years.

State Commission: Armenia will not impede the disclosure of unknown graves in Azerbaijan’s territories occupied by them

Kamala Guliyeva; 139 unknown graves have been registered in the republic by the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of Azerbaijan, State Commission Secretary Shahin Sayilov told APA.Sayilov said that this number will increase, when the burial places in the occupied territories are specified: “There are a lot of unknown graves in those places, as the combat operations were conducted in the occupied territories.”Sayilov said that Armenians will not impede the disclosure of unknown graves in Azerbaijan’s territories occupied by Armenia: “Armenia h

Russia Ready to Expand Ties with Georgia - FM Lavrov

Russia likes the Georgian government’s pragmatism and is ready to expand ties with the South Caucasus country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.“The pragmatism with which Bidzina Ivanishvili’s government addresses [bilateral] relations appeals to us,” Lavrov told Russian television channel RTVi, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.“We are ready to expand not only trade… but also cultural, humanitarian and sport contacts,” the foreign minister said.He said Russian political scientists and scholars regularly travel to Georgia to attend conferences, and added t
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