Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, April 2, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony of Malatya highway via video link.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, and related international developments.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir’s main river shirking at alarming rate

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Lifeline for people living across the divided line in Jammu and Kashmir – the River Jhelum is shirking at an alarming rate due to heavy siltation, unabated pollution, and encroachments, said experts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Peace with FARC depends on rebel group’s commitment to be 100% legal: Colombian vice president

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - The peace process between Bogota and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) depends on the rebel group's being "committed to being 100% legal," said Colombian Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian origin barber's journey to dress hair of Ethiopian rulers

By Addis Getachew Tadesse

HARAR, Ethiopia (AA) - Far away from India, in the eastern Ethiopian city of Harar, the uncanny similarities between Bachu Asharam, 72, a barber, and veteran Indian cine actor Amitabh Bachchan, leaves passersby and his customers awestruck.