ANKARA
Here are the main stories that the Anadolu Agency's English News Desk is planning to cover Tuesday, May 5, 2015:
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Erdogan to attend the 12th International Defense Industry Fair.
TEKIRDAG - Erdogan to deliver speech in Turkey's northwestern city of Tekirdag.
ARDAHAN – Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to deliver speeches in Turkey's eastern provinces of Ardahan, Kars and Igdir.
ANKARA – Turkish Parliament Speaker Cicek to pay an official visit to Turkmenistan.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK - The Vincent van Gogh painting, “The Allee of Alyscamps,” to go on auction at Sotheby's, which is estimated to sell for over $40 million.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Obama nominates Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Kurdish regional administration President Barzani meets Obama and Vice President Biden at the White House; Barzani to also participate in a discussion organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
EUROPE
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – European Commissioner Moskovici to hold press conference on the spring European Economic Forecast, which covers 2014, 2015 and 2016.
FRANCE
PARIS - French parliament to vote on the government’s controversial “anti-terrorism” bill that grants more powers to the country’s intelligence services.
GERMANY
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to meet Georgian counterpart Berutschaschwili.
BERLIN - Reactions to reports that German intelligence service BND helped American agency NSA to spy on French politicians and EU officials for years.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to hold press conference about the Syria talks.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
SAUDI ARABIA
RIYADH - French President Hollande to attend Gulf Cooperation Council summit meeting.
YEMEN
SANAA - Follow up on the situation in Yemen after Saudi Arabia announced a possible suspension of airstrikes to allow humanitarian relief supplies.
LEBANON
BEIRUT - Hezbollah chief Nasrallah expected to deliver a speech.
UGANDA
KAMPALA - Government begins repatriation of 1,350 Kenyan refugees who fled their country in the aftermath of post-election violence in 2007.
NIGERIA
ABUJA – All Progressive Congress governors meet President-elect Buhari to discuss ministerial appointments and headship of the parliament.
MALAWI
LILONGWE - Some 20 African legislators from five regional blocs to hold two-day meeting to tackle illicit financial flows.
SPECIAL REPORTS:
Children bear brunt of S. Sudan conflict
By Okech Francis
JUBA - Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund Brandt warns in an exclusive interview that the state of children and women in South Sudan remains worrisome.
Ethiopian Jews demand equality in Israel
By Anees Barghouthy
TEL AVIV – Shai, a 33-year-old worker at a Tel Aviv supermarket, has joined thousands of his fellow Ethiopian Jews to protest alleged discrimination. They are complaining of discrimination in jobs and schools.
ASIA
NEPAL
KATHMANDU – Search-and-rescue operations wind down as Nepal asks foreign teams to leave.
SE-ASIA
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian deputy home minister denies existence of camps run by human traffickers on Malaysian soil near the Thai border after discovery of Rohingya graves
CHINA
BEIJING – Relatives of senior government officials prohibited from establishing businesses in Shanghai in a bid to eradicate nepotism.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Bubble grows ever bigger in China stocks
By Andrew Rosenbaum
ANKARA - Individual investors in China are racing to place their savings in the stock market, but analysts fear the wave of cash could fuel a massive bubble.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Thai king makes rare appearance to preside over Coronation Day celebration at Throne Hall.
SPORT
FOOTBALL
TURIN - Juventus to host Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Juventus Stadium in the Italian city of Turin.
