ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA – Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yildiz to attend "Consultation Council of Southern Gas Corridor" meeting in Baku.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Leon Trotsky: A life in Istanbul
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) – A hunted figure lost in exile, under round-the-clock security and so jumpy that he once pulled a gun on his doctor – these are the remarkable years of Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary and fugitive who once lived in Istanbul.
LATIN AMERICA
MEXICO – Turkish President Erdogan to attend meeting between delegations in Mexico following his tete-a-tete meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK – Reactions and developments following shooting of three Muslim students in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON D.C. – A vigil in honor of the three young Muslim-Americans to be held in Dupont Circle Thursday night.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Obama’s new war power request tests hawks' resolve
WASHINGTON (AA) – A request from President Barack Obama for Congress to provide authorization for a military campaign against ISIL is a pointed test of hawkish lawmakers’ desire for war.
EUROPE
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – Turkey’s chief EU negotiator Bozkir to meet EU Commissioner member Johannes Hahn, Carlos Moedas and Pierre Moscovici in Brussels.
BRUSSELS – EU heads of government gather in Brussels to discuss Ukraine crisis and fight against terrorism in wake of Paris attacks.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Arinc to meet Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Eroglu and Parliament Speaker Siber in Lefkosa.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR – Turkish Science and Industry Minister Isik to meet International Trade and Industry Minister Dato Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed in Malaysia.
AUSTRALIA
- MELBOURNE – Report says detention of child asylum seekers is cruel and illegal.
MYANMAR
- YANGON – Government allows referendum on constitution that could pave way for Suu Kyi to run for president, rescinds Rohingya voting rights.
SOUTH KOREA
- SEOUL – Verdict expected in Korean Air 'nut rage' case.
MIDDLE EAST
Wave of bad weather hits region, Syrian refugees in Lebanon hardest-hit.
SOUTH AFRICA
President Zuma delivers State of Nation address to parliament.
EGYPT
Re-trial of Al Jazeera reporters begins
LIBYA
New round of UN-sponsored dialogue
SPECIAL REPORTS:
Tanzania, Kenya in tourism battle
By Peter Saramba Ongiri
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – East African neighbors Tanzania and Kenya are embroiled in a battle over tourism that is likely to have a far-reaching impact on the former.
Ebola vaccine undermines child immunization in Liberia
By Evelyn T. Kpadeh
MONROVIA (AA) – An annual immunization campaign for Liberian children is being marked by poor turnout, which many attribute to fears among parents that their kids might be given experimental Ebola vaccines.
