Tun M launches Japanese edition of “Dr M: Apa Habaq Orang Muda”

KYOTO (Japan), Sept 7 (NNN–BERNAMA) – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today launched the Japanese edition of the book “Dr M: Apa Habaq Orang Muda”.  The book is a collection of invigorating, motivating and stinging expressions of Dr Mahathir from his past interviews, speeches and writings.  Jointly authored by…

Hurricane Dorian: Hundreds flee chaos in storm-ravaged Bahamas

People get in a ferry at Marsh Harbour Government Port during an evacuation operation after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept 6, 2019. Photo courtesy of Marco Bello NASSAU, Bahamas (NNN, AGENCIES) – Hundreds of people fled the Bahamas island of Great Abaco by…

There will be a new dawn: PM Modi on Chandrayaan-2

India The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacting with the scientists, at ISRO, in Bengaluru on September 07, 2019. Photo courtesy of PIB.NIC BENGALURU, Sept 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2…

North Korea pursuing nuclear programme despite Trump meetings

PYONGYANG, Sept 7. (NNN-AGENCIES) – North Korea is enhancing its nuclear weapons and missile programmes while evading sanctions, UN experts said on Friday, following a series of recent test-launches that have been downplayed by US President Donald Trump. The reclusive regime declared a moratorium on nuclear testing and long-range missile…

India lost contact with its first lunar lander just before touchdown

A satellite dish at an Indian Space Research Organization facility scans the skies with the moon in the background. BENGALURU, Sep 7 (NNN-PTI) In a huge disappointment, communications from Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander to ISRO’s ground station here was lost before touchdown while the nation eagerly awaited its soft landing on the…

Picture News Aug 26- 31, 2019

Biarritz, France, Aug 26 – French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump, right, participates in a G-7 Working Session on the Global Economy, Foreign Policy, and Security Affairs the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France. Photo courtesy of PTI Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Aug 25 – Rohingya refugees take part…

Picture News Aug 19 – 25, 2019

Greenland, Aug 19 – A boat navigates at night between icebergs in eastern Greenland. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. Photo courtesy of PTI Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug 19 – Dancers perform Thengul…

Picture News Aug 12 – 18, 2019

Lima, Peru, Aug 12 – Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima on August 11, 2019. Photo courtesy Twitter Lima2019Juegos New Delhi, India, Aug 12- A woman gets emotional as she celebrates Eid with Kashmiri students who could not reach their families in…

Picture News Aug 4 – 11, 2019

Seoul, Aug 5 – South Korea and the United States will stage joint military drills as scheduled despite warnings from North Korea, the South Korean military authority said Sunday. The joint drills will begin Monday with a computer-simulated command post exercise (CPX) to cope with any emergency on the Korean…

Picture News July 29 – Aug 4 , 2019

Pyongyang, North Korea, July 29 – A set of stamps commemorating the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in June last year are currently on sale in the North Korean capital, although denuclearization negotiations between the two sides show little sign of moving forward. The set of three stamps was launched on…