Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, May 30, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Erdogan to attend general assembly of TURGEV, a Turkish foundation for youth and education.

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Yildirim to preside over meetings of Council of Ministers and central executive board of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

SPECIAL REPORT:

Son of hanged Bangladeshi Islamist lauds Erdogan, Turkey

By Tugrul Cam and Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON – Turkey’s decision to pull its ambassador from Bangladesh after an Islamist leader was put to death there should be emulated by other Muslim nations, according to the leader’s son.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN – Report on political debate ahead of German parliament’s vote on controversial resolution terming mass deportation of Armenians from Ottoman Empire in 1915 as “genocide”.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu visits war-torn country.

AFRICA

SENEGAL

DAKAR – Special court to announce verdict in case involving ex-Chadian leader Habre, who is accused of committing crimes against humanity while in office between 1982 and 1990.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Child Protection Week begins in country where some children fall prey to rampant rape over long-held perception that having sex with a virgin child may cure AIDS.

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC

KOREAS

SEOUL – Latest group of North Korean restaurant defectors set to arrive in South within days, according to local media.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Government accelerating efforts to gather information after release of photo showing Japanese journalist believed to be held by militants in Syria.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – Opposition party members planning to march in support of embattled deputy leader Kem Sokha, a day after government's human rights body warned against the excessive use of people's rights.