ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency's English News Desk is planning to cover on Tuesday, May 19, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day to be celebrated throughout Turkey
ZONGULDAK/DUZCE/BOLU - Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to attend Justice and Development Party election rallies
EUROPE
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and EU Minister Volkan Bozkir in Brussels for consulate opening
FRANCE
STRASBOURG - European Parliament debate on security challenges at EU borders
GERMANY
BERLIN - French President Francois Hollande in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
BERLIN - Sixth Petersberg Climate Dialogue meeting. Ministers from 35 countries to review progress for a global climate deal
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East press conference on health coverage for Palestinian refugees
SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s trial for negligence over rice subsidies scheme
BANGKOK – Victims of political violence criticize junta ahead of first anniversary of May coup
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - South Korean navy launches firing drill in East Sea. Defense ministry says it sees no signs of North Korea preparing to fire long-range rocket despite reports
CHINA
BEIJING - At least two people killed in gas explosion at hotel in eastern Shandong province
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
COX’S BAZAR - Seven Bangladeshis rescued from the sea after jumping from trafficking ship say they were kidnapped and abused
PAKISTAN
KARACHI - International cricket returns to Pakistan for first time since Sri Lankan team was attacked by militants six years ago
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
GHANA - Economic Community of West African States leaders meet to elect chairman
SPECIAL REPORT: Have South Africa's hostels become a gangsters' paradise?
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG (AA) - The smell of marijuana filled the air as men danced to traditional Zulu songs blasting from huge speakers in a mini-bus taxi parked outside a men's hostel in Jeppestown.
SPECIAL REPORT: For Ethiopians, coffee's more than just a drink
By Tesfa Mogessie
ADDIS ABABA (AA) – In a tiny mud house in a village near Addis Ababa, the family of Roman Belay gathers each day around a small coffee table called a rekebot for a traditional coffee ceremony.
