Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

GIRESUN - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend several events, including opening ceremony of various projects, party meeting.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Australian top seed in tennis Ashleigh Barty to play against US opponent Danielle Collins in 2022 Australian Open women's singles final.

DOUALA, Cameroon - 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarterfinals to begin.

SPECIAL REPORT

Families of Bloody Sunday massacre still seek justice for victims 50 years later

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - The painful memory of a massacre that shook not only the UK but most of the world when it occurred in Northern Ireland remains alive despite the passage of 50 years.

SPECIAL REPORT

Increase budget for minority welfare, say Indian experts

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - As the Indian government is preparing to present its annual budget to the parliament early next week, experts have urged for increasing allocations for the welfare of minority communities to allow them to progress horizontally along with other groups in the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fight against leprosy on back burner in India

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - After being abandoned by his family for his diagnosis of leprosy, life for Anand Prakash became very difficult as society started treating him as an “untouchable” in Bhopal, a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

SPECIAL REPORT

Karachi's Gandhi street offers walk through pre-partition memories

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - While there has been a name-changing spree in neighboring India, a street in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi is still named after Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, keeping a window open into pre-partition memories.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladeshi scientists claim breakthrough in rice research

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladeshi scientists have claimed a breakthrough by developing a special rice variety, resistant to floods and salinity.

SPECIAL REPORT

Credibility of national dialogue in Ethiopia under scrutiny: Expert

By Sadik Kedir

ANKARA (AA) - The Ethiopian government is not genuinely committed to pursuing a national dialogue inclusive of all groups -- including armed ones -- across the country, thus raising questions on its credibility, according to a senior legal scholar.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ahiska Turks in eastern Ukraine hopeful of Turkiye's mediation in Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Talha Yavuz

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AA) - Ahiska Turks living in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine hope Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will mediate in the ongoing standoff between Russia and Ukraine, laying the groundwork for peace in the conflict region.