Iran Presents Long-Range Missile

Tehran, Feb 3 (NNN- PRENSA LATINA) The Iranian Minister of Defense, Amir Hatami, presented on Saturday the Hoveizeh missile, manufactured by the national industry, capable of reaching targets 1,350 kilometers away.The unveiling of the missile took place at the Eghtedar 40 military and defense exhibition, on the occasion of the…

Venezuela’s President Calls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Caracas, Feb 3 (NNN- PRENSA LATINA) At a mass rally to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution, President Nicolas Maduro has called to celebrate early Parliamentary elections as a way to curtail the US-backed coup and achieve peace and stability in Venezuela.Maduro addressed a huge demonstration along Bolivar…

U.S. announces withdrawal from landmark nuclear treaty with Russia, sparking worry, criticism

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN- Xinhua) – The Trump administration announced on Friday that the United States is withdrawing from a landmark nuclear arms control pact with Russia, a move seen as exacerbating the risk of an international arms race. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the announcement at the…

Icy blast begins to ease in US Midwest, Northeast

CHICAGO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Frigid weather that paralysed a large swath of the United States this week and caused at least 21 deaths began easing on Friday (Feb 1) as an Arctic air mass pulled away, setting the stage for a warmer weekend in the Midwest and the Northeast.…

India aims to become US$10 trillion economy, ups defence budget

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India aims to become a US$10 trillion (US$1 = RM4.09) economy in the next eight years, growing the size of its gross domestic product (GDP) four times. “India is poised to become a US$5 trillion economy in the next five years,…

Details Emerge About Gruesome Murder of Malaysian Immigrant in Brooklyn Restaurant by Hammer-Wielding Attacker

By Manik Mehta, New York New York, Feb 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Disturbing details are now emerging about the alleged killer of the Malaysian immigrant working in a restaurant and two of his co-workers by a 34 year old Brighton Beach resident, Arthur Martunovich, who is of Russian origin from Estonia,…

US Midwest gripped by bitterly cold temperatures from polar vortex

CHICAGO, Feb 1 (NNN- AGENCIES) — Brutally cold temperatures have gripped the US Midwest, causing a freeze on water supplies, power outages, cancelled flights and straining natural gas supplies. US, Chicago: A general view of the city skyline of Chicago amid frigid temperatures caused by the polar vortex, a stream…

Polar vortex hits Midwest US, bringing below xero freezing weather

US, Chicago: A general view of the city skyline of Chicago amid frigid temperatures caused by the polar vortex, a stream of air that spins around over the North Pole. Photo Courtesy of Karen I. Hirsch/Zuma Wire/dpa Chicago, Feb 1 (NNN-Agencies) — The Midwestern states of US have been hit…

U.S. envoy to meet N. Koreans over denuclearization

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-YONHAP) — The U.S. envoy for North Korea will meet with his counterpart from the regime next week to discuss the next steps in dismantling the country’s nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Thursday. Special Representative Stephen Biegun will travel to Seoul Sunday for follow-up meetings…

Germany, France, UK announce commissioning of INSTEX

TEHRAN, Feb 1 (NNN-IRNA) – German, British and French foreign ministers late Thursday in Bucharest officially announced the commissioning of the European special financial mechanism known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) to ease trade exchanges with Iran. Heiko Maas, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jeremy Hunt, foreign ministers…