Diary

Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk is planning to cover Tuesday, April 21, 2015:



The attraction and retention of skilled and talented workers has improved greatly, experts said and demand for them is still high and increasing.



Soft spoken but eloquent, Aisha Buhari hails from northeastern Adamawa state from the famous family of Muhammadu Ribadu, Nigeria's first indigenous defense minister. A professional beautician, entrepreneur and consultant on skills acquisition, she holds succeeds powerful and controversial outgoing.



Africa's economic and trade integration plans may be hindered if the continent fails to contain aflatoxin, a deadly toxin that not only destroys crops but attacks vital human organs such as kidneys, an expert has told The Anadolu Agency.



 



ASIA



KARACHI – Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his high-profile 2-day visit to Pakistan with an address to parliament.



SPECIAL REPORT



Political chaos in tourist paradise as Maldives tense up.



By Daniel Bosley



MALE – Political tensions grow in Maldives after series of politicians imprisoned including popular former president.



 



SOUTH EAST ASIA & PACIFIC



THAILAND



BANGKOK ­- Police in Thai Muslim south say insurgent killed when bomb he was carrying exploded prematurely in Yala province.



SOUTH KOREA



SEOUL -­ PM Lee Wan-koo offers to resign over bribery scandal during President Park Geun-hye's four-nation South America tour.



JAPAN



TOKYO -­ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe send ritual offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine for Japan's war dead.



 



SPORTS



UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals 2nd legs



GERMANY



Bayern Munich host Porto at Allianz Arena, Munich.



SPAIN



Barcelona meet Paris Saint-Germain at Nou Camp, Barcelona.



The matches kick off at 20.45 CET (19: 45 GMT)



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