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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, April 12, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to welcome Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz with an official welcome.

ANKARA- Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to meet Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

ISTANBUL - Organization of Islamic Cooperation foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL - Waild Salem, director of the Palestinian Center for the Dissemination of Democracy and Community Development in East Jerusalem​, to deliver talk in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) to give briefing as trial over May 2010 Gaza flotilla raid resumes in Istanbul.

EUROPE

UK

SPECIAL REPORT

UK forces offshore havens to become more transparent

By Michael Sercan Daventry

LONDON (AA) – Britain is reassessing its relationship with former island colonies in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal​.

LONDON - US Assistant Secretary of State Frank Rose is among the speakers at a conference on missiles organized by the defense think-tank RUSI.

LONDON - Former U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband to deliver keynote speech in support of Britain staying in the EU.

LONDON - Ireland’s two largest parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fail to hold talks on supporting a minority government, seven weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election.

LONDON - House of Lords to publish report calling on UK government to take further action to prevent sexual violence during conflict.

LONDON - ANALYSIS – The Panama Papers did not just expose the secret financial affairs of thousands of rich and influential people around the world. They also served as a reminder that whole countries can be secretive too.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci to meet German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss ongoing talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots for a settlement on Cyprus.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG- MEPs to vote on a centralized asylum system for migrants and the minimum standard rate of VAT. They will also debate the Brussels attacks and measures against tax evasion in light of the Panama Papers revelations.

STRASBOURG - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to address extraordinary meeting of leaders of political groups represented in the European Parliament.​

AFRICA

UGANDA

SPECIAL REPORT

Fear as Uganda's sole radiotherapy unit breaks down

By Halima Athumani​

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Thousands of cancer sufferers could wait years for treatment after delays in replacing ageing technology.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH - Jailed opposition leader files lawsuit in US court accusing long-ruling PM Hun Sen’s son Hun Manet, who leads the Defense Ministry’s counterterrorism department, of terrorism and torture.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines hires female pilots for first time, with women accounting for less than 1 percent of pilots in country’s carriers.

CHINA

BEIJING – Beijing objects after G7 foreign ministers issue statement expressing opposition “to any intimidating, coercive or provocative unilateral actions” in South and East China seas.