ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on March 2, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA -- Turkish President Erdogan visits Riyadh. He will meet Saudi Arabia King Salman.
ANKARA -- Turkish EU Minister Bozkir and Agriculture and Livestock Minister Mehdi Eker to attend mass opening ceremony for agricultural investments in Ankara.
ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to hold press conference in Ankara ahead of his tour of Portugal and U.S.
EUROPE
BERLIN -- European Commission President Juncker visits Berlin for a conference on Europe’s innovation and competitiveness organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS -- Discussion with Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at the European Parliament in Brussels.
BRUSSELS -- PEGIDA protest and counter-protest will take place in Belgium’s second largest city Antwerp.
BRUSSELS -- Eurozone inflation and unemployment rates are expected to be announced.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA -- 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council kicks off. U.S. Secretary of State Kerry, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, Iranian FM Javad Zarif, Turkish Deputy FM Naci Koru to address the council.
GENEVA -- The UN Human Rights Mission in Ukraine releases latest report.
GENEVA -- Opening of the "Safe Harbour Turkey" exhibition at UN's Geneva HQ in the presence of Turkish Deputy FM Naci Koru and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL -- North Korea test fires two short-range missiles as South Korea and U.S. start annual military drills.
CHINA
BEIJING -- At least 20 people injured after 5.5-magnitude earthquake hits southwest Yunnan province.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE -- Senate censured Attorney-General George Brandis for failing to defend Human Rights Commission president from "malicious attacks" following report on child abuse in Australian immigration centers.
MYANMAR
YANGON -- Students demanding educational reform blocked from marching to Yangon by police vehicles and fire engines.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
EGYPT
CAIRO -- Court expected to issue a verdict in a case accusing Turkey and Qatar of allegedly sponsoring terrorism.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM -- Egyptian and Ethiopian ministers to attend Nile water meeting.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Malawi losing battle against street vendors (photos)
By Moses Michael-Phiri
BLANTYRE At the Mibawa bus terminus in Blantyre's central business district a contingent of law enforcers and officials jump out of their moving van at lightning speed and pounce on unsuspecting street vendors selling sweets, cooked groundnuts, fritters, bananas and fresh vegetables.
In the melee, many vendors take to their heels, some spilling their merchandise.
Ghana Muslims welcome freedom of faith commitment
By Umaru Sanda Amadu
ACCRA Ghanaian Muslims have welcomed a recent presidential directive on respecting the right of freedom of faith as entrenched in the country's constitution, ending years of discrimination. "It is like our prayers have finally been heard," Kausar Mohammed, a nursing student, told The Anadolu Agency.
