Diary

ANKARA 

Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Thursday, April 2, 2015:

TURKEY

ANKARA -- Minister of National Education Avci to attend The Anadolu Agency Editor's Desk.

ISTANBUL -- Ongoing operations in the aftermath of hostage situation in Istanbul Tuesday in which Turkish prosecutor lost his life. 

ISTANBUL -- Reactions to Wednesday's armed assault on Istanbul police department.

EUROPE

MOLDOVA

CHISINAU -- Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to meet Moldovan counterpart Gherman, followed by joint press conference. Cavusoglu also set to meet PM Gaburici and President Timofti.

GERMANY 

BERLIN -- Developments in Germanwings crash investigation.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON -- U.S. to continue talks in Lausanne, Switzerland with world powers and Iran for second day of extended negotiations aimed at brokering political framework agreement. 

NEW YORK -- Jordan's UN envoy holds press conference on Security Council program of action as Jordan assumes council's rotating presidency for April.

NEW YORK -- "Car of the year" set to be announced at New York International Auto Show.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

NIGERIA

ABUJA -- Reactions to new political changes in Nigeria and transition to President-elect Buhari.

MALAWI

LILONGWE -- Malawi President Mutharika to burn stockpile of ivory impounded from poachers and smugglers to demonstrate country’s commitment to curb illegal ivory trade.

YEMEN & SAUDI ARABIA

SANAA – Ongoing Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi militants in Yemen.

SPECIAL REPORTS

Tough times for Boko Haram under Buhari: Experts

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – President-elect Muhammadu Buhari's standing in the restive north, the birthplace of the Boko Haram insurgency, and his antecedence as a retired army general, would help him in the fight against the insurgents and other security crisis, experts believe.

Corruption, economy to top Buhari's agenda

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) - From the chants of Sai Baba (all hail the respected man) and Mai Gaskiya (a Hausa term that can be roughly translated as "honest man") in the north to the back-clapping and joyous handshakes in much of the southern region, Nigerians are evidently savoring the victory of Muhammadu Buhari at the Saturday's presidential ballot.

Malawi tobacco market opens April 8‏; Chinese in 

By Moses Michael-Phiri

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AA) – Malawi's tobacco markets will open on April 8 after long delays due to the late onset of the rainy season and recent flooding, with a Chinese company poised to make its debut in the local industry.

SOUTH ASIA

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Displaced Pakistani minorities long for North Waziristan 

By Aamir Latif

BANNU, Pakistan (AA) – Displaced Christians from North Waziristan long for the comfort of home after nine months in shelter camps.

No flinching in Nepal constitution stand-off

By Deepak Adhikari 

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA) – Two months after a missed deadline for delivering the Nepali constitution, political parties are still unable to agree on a way forward.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK -- Four powerful remote-controlled bombs rock Thailand’s Muslim majority south, injuring one villager. 

BANGKOK -- Inquiry into killing of four suspected insurgents in Muslim south suspended and moved to military barracks over security concerns after relatives and locals don’t show up.

HONG KONG

HONG KONG -- Case against British banker charged with murdering two Indonesian women adjourned until May 8.