ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover Wednesday, March 4, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA – Turkish Defense Minister Yilmaz to meet Iraqi counterpart and prime minister in Baghdad.
ANKARA – Turkish parliament continues debating a government-backed security reform bill.
ISTANBUL
SPECIAL REPORT
The secret world of Turkey's private eyes
By Furkan Naci Top
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Anadolu Agency delves into Turkey's network of detectives-for-hire and finds that there is more to this shadowy profession than meets the eye.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK – On the first day of his New York visit, Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu is scheduled to meet prominent figures from financial and investment circles, as well as Turkish-American community representatives.
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN – Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu visits Berlin. Cavusoglu will attend International Travel Trade Show Berlin (ITB Berlin) and will later meet with representatives of Turkish community.
SPECIAL REPORTS
U.S. puts on hold plans to train Ukrainian military
By Ayhan Simsek
BERLIN (AA) – U.S. Army Europe Commanding General Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said in an exclusive interview with The Anadolu Agency that the U.S. administration has put on hold a military training mission in Ukraine, in order to demonstrate its priority for a diplomatic solution and see the implementation of the ceasefire.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – German Chancellor Merkel will be in Brussels to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Foreign prisoners transferred to execution site, including two Australian drug smugglers.
CHINA
BEIJING – China announces 10 percent increase in defense budget, fall on last year's 12.2 percent rise.
HONG KONG
HONG KONG -- Call for Hong Kong citizens to serve in People's Liberation Army.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
ZIMBABWE
HARARE – Tobacco selling season on auction floors starts. Tobacco remains the major export commodity for Zimbabwe.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Nigerian victories against Boko Haram raise questions
By Rafiu Ajakaye
LAGOS (AA) – In the course of a single month, Nigeria has racked up military gains against Boko Haram more significant than any since 2013, when the military was deployed in the country's restive north – raising questions about the army's sudden change of fortunes.
S. Sudan demobilized child soldiers on slow recovery
By Okech Francis
JUBA (AA) – Lokore Rashu, 15, is silent most of the time. When asked by his concerned father, he usually says there is nothing wrong. But his father knows better.
