ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk is planning to cover Monday, June 1, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release export figures.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK - British politician Stephen O'Brien to be sworn in as the new UN aid chief.
SPECIAL REPORT:
US economy heads into recession
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA - The U.S. economy is slowing down, and the much-heralded recovery is in jeopardy.
EUROPE
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Luxembourg whistle-blower Deltour and Tax Transparency Network founder Murphy to discuss with European Parliament committee ways to improve transparency.
SWITZERLAND
ZURICH - Launch of a new UN report on the human rights situation in Ukraine.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Greece to accept 'painful' solution: interior minister
By Magda Panoutsopolou and Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ATHENS - Greece will accept a bailout agreement, even if it is a 'painful' solution, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis has said.
SOUTH ASIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Afghan ministers’ 100 day sprint to serve
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL - Following a rather delayed formation of his cabinet, Afghan President Ghani has tasked his ministers to come up with strategies for swift reforms that promise so much that many doubt whether they will actually deliver.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – The Tripoli-based government has called for armed mobilization against Daesh.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – Lawyers representing victims of the 2012 Marikana massacre are expected to file court papers compelling President Zuma to release an official inquiry report into the incident.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - President Park admits mistakes as MERS virus continues spread in the country.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA - Organization of Islamic Conference secretary-general reiterates support for the southern Philippines peace process.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE - Australia puts pressure on Beijing to end its land reclamation program in the South China Sea.
JAPAN
TOKYO - Turkish Parliament Speaker Cicek to attend commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Turkish-Japanese friendship.
