Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk is planning to cover on Monday, March 30, 2015:

TURKEY

ANKARA- TurkStat to announce figures relating to electricity and gas prices in the second half of 2014, the economic consumer confidence index for March and the causes of death in 2014.

SPECIAL REPORTS

- Friendships forged in the fires of Gallipoli

By Ayse Humeyra Atilgan

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency speaks to the ambassadors of Australia and New Zealand to hear their thoughts and feelings as they prepare to commemorate their martyrs who fought and died on Turkish soil in the Gallipoli Campaign 100 years ago.

- Austrian banks suspect after Heta debacle

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA - Troubled banks in Austria are being inspected by the EU in the wake of complex and failed bailout.

EUROPE

SLOVENIA

LJUBLIANA - Turkish President Erdogan’s official visit to Slovenia. He will meet his counterpart Borut Pahor, President of the National Assembly of Slovenia Milan Brglez and Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar.

- After his Slovenia visit, Erdogan will travel to Slovakia.

GREECE

ATHENS - Greek President Pavlopoulos’s first official visit to Greek-Cypriot where he will meet with the region's administrative leader Nicos Anastasiades.

THE U.K. 

SPECIAL REPORT

- Special interview with Iceland's Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson. 

By Aslı Aral

LONDON - “No bridges were burned in this process and no hands were tied and we continue to put a great emphasis on our good relations with the EU and its member states on the basis of our full participation in the internal market (EEA), Schengen Agreement and other legal instruments.”

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON- AA bureau will be on alert for developments regarding the P5+1 Iran negotiations ahead of end of month deadline for political framework agreement.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold closed-door meeting on threats to international security caused by terrorist acts.

SPECIAL REPORTS

- Yemen strikes stoke fears of wider conflict with Iran

By Mustafa Caglayan

NEW YORK - Iran's alleged involvement in the Houthi insurgency in Yemen is stoking concerns that the region may be embroiled in a wider sectarian confrontation.

- Saudi's Yemen move reflects security fears, say experts

By Kasim Ileri and Muhammed Bilal Kenasari

WASHİNGTON - Increasing influence of Iran also behind kingdom's intervention, experts say.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

NIGERIA

ABUJA - Results of general elections expected to be declared.

YEMEN & SAUDI ARABIA

SANAA - Follow up the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi militants in Yemen.

PALESTINE

GAZA - Palestinians mark Earth Day by remembering when Israeli forces confiscated large swathes of lands owned by Israeli Arabs in 1976.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT CITY - Meeting of donors for humanitarian situation in Syria.

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Reopening of Bardo Museum to public for first time since last week's terror attack that left 23 people dead.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - COMESA leaders launch a two-day summit to discuss peace and stability in the region.

SPECIAL REPORTS

South Africa's jazz transition

By Shu'eib Hassen

CAPE TOWN – Each year thousands of music lovers come together for the international Jazz festival in Cape Town, ranked within the top 10 best jazz festivals in the world.

Trotro TV: A new strategy to woo Ghana passengers (photos)

By Umaru Sanda Amadu

ACCRA – Thousands of privately-owned commercial buses transport millions of Ghanaians daily to their various destinations.

Known locally as "trotro," most of the vehicles are rickety, with rusted and uncomfortable seats.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - Australia to follow several European airlines in implementing "rule of two" in cockpit at all times in wake of Germanwings tragedy.

MELBOURNE - Powerful earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea, generating small tsunami in Pacific, but leaving no reports of damage or injuries.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Lawyers bid against clemency refusal for two Australians on death row must call expert witness before court today [Monday] MERITS.

MYANMAR 

YANGON - Fuel-free airplane takes to skies on fifth leg of round-the-world flight.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA - Philippines offers to downgrade claim on Sabah in exchange for Malaysia¹s support for case against China before UN. MERITS

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT

After Eversest disaster, Nepal prepares for tourist season 

By Michael Vurens van EsKathmandu

NEPAL - After last year’s Everest disaster, steps have been taken to make the mountain safer. But as another mountaineering season begins, labor conditions remain of concern.