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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, April 5, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - PM to hold news conference before departing for Finland.

EUROPE

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Prime Minister to offer resignation to President following government's inability to address country’s economic problems.


LONDON - Ireland’s two largest political parties meet smaller parties and independent lawmakers for further talks on forming government ahead of parliament vote Wednesday.
LONDON/BERLIN – Further reaction to leak on financial activities of prominent figures worldwide from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel to meet heads of IMF, World Bank, OECD, ILO and WTO at annual informal meeting in Berlin. MERITS

SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - Launch of WHO’s Humanitarian Response Plans 2016, which focuses on health situation in more than 22 countries facing emergencies worldwide.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
IRAQ - Army presses on with campaign to retake northern city of Mosul from Daesh terrorist group.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA
CAPETOWN - National Assembly to debate motion to impeach President, following constitutional court judgment which ruled he had violated constitution.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

THAILAND
BANGKOK - Rights groups call for revocation of Thai junta's order granting full police powers to military officers.

MYANMAR
YANGON – Lower house set to vote on Advisor to State — 'State Counselor’ — bill that would see NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi occupy a post similar to that of a prime minister.

KOREAS
SEOUL – South Korea dismisses Pyongyang's latest call for dialogue, as suspicious nuclear activity detected in North.