Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Coverage of the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly bomb attack in Turkey’s capital.

ISTANBUL – Coverage from Kazakhstan investment forum in Istanbul which comes just after Central Asian country suffered a S&P credit ratings reduction on Wednesday.

ISTANBUL – Coverage from Turkey-U.K. financial conference attended by president of Lloyd’s John Nelson plus British ambassador Richard Moore.

EUROPE

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – European Union Summit starts in Brussels, covering U.K.-EU negotiation deal.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International President Joanne Liu to hold a news conference on MSF-supported hospital bombings in Syria.

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

PALESTINE

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian journalist battles through pain for hunger strike

By Kaamil Ahmed

JERUSALEM (AA) – Prayer beads patterned in the colors of the Palestinian flag rest in the fragile hands of hunger-striking journalist Mohammed al-Qeek, who lies in his hospital bed staring at the wall.

AFRICA

UGANDA

KAMPALA – Uganda holds presidential, parliamentary and local elections.

SPECIAL REPORT

GAMBIA

Gambians query progress after 51 years of independence

By Mustapha Darboe

BANJUL, Gambia (AA) – Gambians celebrate 51 years of nationhood on Thursday - raising questions among locals on how far the small west African state has advanced in more than half a century.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – S. Korea claims North is preparing a terror attack, holds anti-terror drill.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Immigration minister responds to criticism over Australia resettling just 26 of promised 12,000 Syrian refugees in five-month period during which Canada took in more than 20,000.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Growth of Malaysian economy slows down to 4.5 percent in fourth quarter, with full-year growth at 5 percent against 6 percent expansion in 2014.

SPORTS

ANKARA – Turkish football club Galatasaray will host Italian team Lazio in UEFA Europa League Round of 32 first-leg match in Istanbul, which will kick-off at 10:05 p.m. local time (2005 GMT).

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Coverage of the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly bomb attack in Turkey’s capital.

ISTANBUL – Coverage from Kazakhstan investment forum in Istanbul which comes just after Central Asian country suffered a S&P credit ratings reduction on Wednesday.

ISTANBUL – Coverage from Turkey-U.K. financial conference attended by president of Lloyd’s John Nelson plus British ambassador Richard Moore.

EUROPE

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – European Union Summit starts in Brussels, covering U.K.-EU negotiation deal.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International President Joanne Liu to hold a news conference on MSF-supported hospital bombings in Syria.

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

PALESTINE

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian journalist battles through pain for hunger strike

AFRICA

UGANDA

KAMPALA – Uganda holds presidential, parliamentary and local elections.

SPECIAL REPORT

GAMBIA

Gambians query progress after 51 years of independence

By Mustapha Darboe

BANJUL, Gambia (AA) – Gambians celebrate 51 years of nationhood on Thursday - raising questions among locals on how far the small west African state has advanced in more than half a century.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – S. Korea claims North is preparing a terror attack, holds anti-terror drill.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Immigration minister responds to criticism over Australia resettling just 26 of promised 12,000 Syrian refugees in five-month period during which Canada took in more than 20,000.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Growth of Malaysian economy slows down to 4.5 percent in fourth quarter, with full-year growth at 5 percent against 6 percent expansion in 2014.

SPORTS

ANKARA – Turkish football club Galatasaray will host Italian team Lazio in UEFA Europa League Round of 32 first-leg match in Istanbul, which will kick-off at 10:05 p.m. local time (2005 GMT).