Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 15, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL (AA) - 13th Annual Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ends in Istanbul. A draft resolution on Palestine, the OIC's 2016-2025 action plan, and the Istanbul declaration are expected to be announced.

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will join the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Istanbul. He will hold a joint press conference with OIC Secretary-General Iyad bin Amin Madani.

- Erdogan will meet Qatari Emir Al Thani, Bruneian Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Lebanese PM Tammam Salam, Libyan Presidential Council Chair Fayez al-Sarraj, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will meet Qatari Emir Al Thani in Istanbul and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Ankara.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turks defy warnings over online weight-loss pills

By Fatma Bulbul​

ISTANBUL - Fears grow about safety of short-cut weight-loss drugs after death of teenager in Izmir.

EUROPE

UK

LONDON - London Mayor Boris Johnson will be delivering a speech to Vote Leave activists in Manchester, as part of the Brexit Campaign.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Syria peace talks in Geneva to lead the country to a political transition will continue with UN Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura's separate meetings with delegations from the Syrian regime and opposition.

NYON - UEFA Champions League and Europa League semifinal draw ceremony.

US

SPECIAL REPORT

Doha oil summit unlikely to curb market oversupply

By Ovunc Kutlu

NEW YORK (AA) - The upcoming oil producers meeting Sunday in Doha is not expected to help rid the supply glut in the global crude market, analysts told Anadolu Agency on Friday.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Thousands of supporters of South Africa’s main opposition party will march in Johannesburg to demand political change, weeks after President Zuma was found guilty of violating the Constitution.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - North Korean missile launch fails on key anniversary commemorating late founder.

JAPAN

TOKYO – At least nine victims confirmed dead and more than 800 others injured, 53 seriously, after strong earthquake hits southern Kyushu region.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – U.S. criticisms of human rights violations in Thailand due to "lack of understanding," says Thai junta.