Argentina: Menem and Cavallo Sentenced to Jail for Embezzlement

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem looks on in a court room before hearing the verdict in the trial of covering up the 1994 AMIA bombing. Photo courtesy Telesur BUENOS AIRES, March 28 (NNN-TELESUR) – An Argentine Federal Criminal Court sentenced former President Carlos Menem and his Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo to…

India says it successfully test-fires anti-satellite weapon

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully launched the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor missile, in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ engaging an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a ‘Hit to Kill’ mode from the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, in Odisha…

Picture News March 28, 2019

Myanmar soldiers march during a parade commemorating the 74th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 27 March 2019. The nation of Myanmar celebrates Armed Forces Day to mark the beginning of the Burmese military’s resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. Photo courtesy of Mizzima Hanoi, Vietnam, March 27 – Vietnamese…

Picture News March 27, 2019

Langkawi, Malaysia, March 27 – Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad checks out Embraer’s E190-E2 commercial jet during Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA 2019). The 15th LIMA kicked off on Tuesday, with defense companies from around the globe vying for a bigger share in the Asian defense…

US: Pompeo meets Uighurs about human rights in China

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Uighur Muslims who have suffered from China’s detainment of the Turkic minority, the State Department said Wednesday.  Pompeo met Tuesday with Mihrigul Tursun, a survivor of a Chinese internment camp in Xinjiang, along with Gulchehra Hoja, Ferkat…

British MPs fail to reach majority on 8 Brexit options

Six big changes are happening next week. Everyone should know about them. pic.twitter.com/S5W4L1RnNY— Theresa May (@theresa_may) March 27, 2019 LONDON, March 28 (NNN- Xinhua) — British MPs on Wednesday voted against all eight alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, meaning a failure in the legislature to find consensus…

Dr Mahathir calls for comprehensive maritime policy

LANGKAWI, Malaysia, March 27 — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during a fleet review of war ships from various countries at the ongoing Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2019 at this popular island resort in the northern state of Kedah. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA LANGKAWI, Malaysia, March…

Comoros President Azali Assoumani re-elected with over 60% of votes

MORONI, Comoros, March 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Incumbent president Azali Assoumani of Comoros was on declared winner of the presidential election, even as the opposition rejected the electoral outcome as fraudulent. Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros. Photo courtesy ofUnited Nations Photo The electoral body CENI said in a statement Assoumani had won 60.77…

Syria calls for UN Security Council meeting on Golan

NEW YORK, March 27 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Syria is calling on the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting over the Golan Heights, reported Anadolu Agency, citing some diplomatic sources. Syria’s call came after US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. On Monday, Trump signed a…

High-profiled Malaysia and Asean business events slated for Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands

By Manik Mehta FRANKFURT, Germany (NNN-BERNAMA) — A string of upcoming high-profiled activities aimed at promoting investments and trade with Malaysia are slated to be held in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands The Frankfurt office of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is involved in these activities. In an interview…