Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, March 24, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – The Turkish National Security Council convenes in Ankara chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and with the participation of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The meeting comes days after the Ankara, Istanbul, and Brussels suicide attacks and is expected to focus on anti-terrorist efforts.

ANKARA -- Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meets separately with Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

EUROPE

SERBIA

BELGRADE – The Hague Tribunal delivers its verdict on former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of 11 crimes, including genocide during the Bosnia war.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - The latest round of Syria peace talks in Geneva to conclude.

U.K.

LONDON – British Finance Minister George Osborne to answer questions on Britain's EU membership from parliament's Treasury Committee.

SPECIAL REPORT:

The independence day that never was

By Michael Daventry

LONDON (AA) – On the morning of September 19, 2014, viewers switched on their televisions to see Scotland’s First Minister reacting to their country’s independence referendum result.

AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT:

SOUTH AFRICA

TB takes deep economic toll on Africa

By Shu’eib Hassen

CAPE TOWN - Africa has 28% of the world’s tuberculosis cases and the highest severe burden relative to population, according to a recent World Health Organization report. That means 281 cases for every 100,000 people, including 32% of the new HIV-positive cases in Africa in 2014.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenyan bees warding off elephants

By Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - In central Kenya, farmers live in constant fear of raiders – not your normal marauders, but 6-ton water- and plant-powered bulldozers that raid farms, destroying everything in their path.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

THE KOREAS

SEOUL - South Korea on guard after confirming leap in North Korean rocket capability.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Government confirms plane debris found on Mozambique coast almost certainly from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Parliament approves democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and 17 other nominees for ministerial posts in incoming government scheduled to take power April 1.

SPORTS

TURKEY

ANTALYA – Turkey host Sweden in Antalya Arena in a friendly match as teams prepare for Euro 2016 finals in France.