ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Colombia, the first stop of his official Latin America tour which also covers Cuba and Mexico.
ANKARA - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting to be held in Istanbul under Turkey’s G20 Presidency.
- Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the OECD, to present OECD 2015 ‘Going for Growth’ report at press conference.
SPECIAL REPORT
Islamophobia with an American accent
- About 40 percent of Americans have a negative view of Muslims, poll shows in country which ostensibly values equality
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA - The release of the film American Sniper has generated a wave of anti-Muslim abuse in the U.S., according to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama hold bilateral meeting at White House amid continued unrest in Ukraine. The close allies will address the media in the Palm Room following their meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes to address media on Obama's recently unveiled national security strategy. The strategy seeks to ensure that the U.S. does not over-extend itself abroad amid an increasingly complicated international order.
NEW YORK - Ivan Simonovic, the UN assistant secretary-general for human rights, to brief media on South Sudan conflict.
EUROPE
FRANCE
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande to receive Moroccan King Mohammed VI for talks.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers will gather in Brussels to discuss situation in Ukraine. Ministers will also prepare for discussion on fight against terrorism for informal European Council on Feb. 12.
SWEDEN
MALMO - PEGIDA will hold its first rally in Sweden in southern town of Malmo.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE - Abbott survives leadership vote.
CHINA
BEIJING - Execution of businessman with ties to former security head.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - North tests rocket as top U.S. diplomat visits Seoul.
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH - Former Washington Post journalist to give evidence at Khmer Rouge genocide trial.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
EGYPT
CAIRO - Putin starts 2-day visit to Egypt; economic and military cooperation high on agenda.
CAIRO - Follow up on killing of at least 22 football fans in clashes with police forces.
KUWAIT
KUWAIT CITY - British crown prince in Kuwait as part of Gulf tour.
NIGER
NIAMEY - Parliament expected to commit troops to join regional force against Boko Haram.
NIGERIA
ABUJA - Court hears a suit challenging eligibility of opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari to contest presidency.
SOUTH SUDAN
JUBA - UN Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Amos Valerie holds press conference on outcome of several-day visit.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Can Nigeria's military contain Boko Haram in 6 weeks?
By Rafiu Ajakaye
LAGOS – Nigeria's electoral commission has defended its controversial decision to postpone the country's general election as being based on the recommendation of security agencies.
But the announcement left many experts wondering what exactly the Nigerian military can do in six weeks to defeat the now emboldened Boko Haram.
S. Sudan's 'corrupting' polygamy
By Okech Francis
JUBA – Polygamy is commonly practiced in many Africa societies where people consider having many wives, and children, a sign of wealth and social prestige.
But in South Sudan, a country born in 2011 after one of Africa's longest civil wars and plagued by an armed conflict since December 2013, some blame polygamy for many social ills.
