ANKARA
Here are the main stories Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk is planning to cover on Sunday, May 31, 2015:
TURKEY
DIYARBAKIR - Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to attend election rallies of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
PALESTINE
GAZA - Commemorations to mark the anniversary of Israel’s attack on the Turkish aid flotilla Mavi Marmara on May 31, 2010.
SYRIA
DAMASCUS - Syrian opposition claims Daesh now controls 80 percent of the country’s oil fields, while Syrian regime controls less than 8 percent. Another 12 percent is under control of Kurdish factions in the country’s north-east.
NIGERIA
LAGOS - New President Buhari is expected to make several senior staff appointments, two days after being sworn in as the country’s president.
LAGOS - Nigerian military expected to hold briefing on a spate of bomb attacks in the northeastern region, where around 30 people were killed Saturday.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Policeman killed and 11 security officials injured in a series of bombings in Thailand¹s Muslim south.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA - Countries and donor organizations clamoring to offer financial assistance to Muslim Rohingya boat people temporarily housed in Indonesia.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Myanmar government lashes out at comments by Nobel Peace Prize winners calling for an end to persecution of Rohingya, saying they turned a blind eye to the country's efforts to rebuild trust between Buddhists and Muslims.
JAPAN
TOKYO - Second earthquake hits Japan after late night tremor leaves 12 people injured.
