Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Court rules on case of knife attacker who killed 19 disabled people PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe LYON (France) - Verdict expected in sex abuse trial for former priest Bernard Preynat (0900 GMT) VIDEO. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond on trial for sex offences PICTURE. VIDEO. (To April 3) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and Serbian PM Vucic hold press conference after talks (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold talks on coronavirus outbreak (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democratic presidential hopefuls hold TV debate, two days before Arizona primary (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO press conference on coronavirus epidemic (0900 GMT) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco FY 2019 results (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Civil servants set to go on strike (To 20) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Prince Charles set to visit Srebrenica massacre memorial centre VIDEO. (To 18) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2019 annual results (0630 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - OBR budget officials quizzed by Treasury Committee on economic forecasts in light of virus (0830 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Florida, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 18) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Deadline for President Reuven Rivlin to nominate candidate to form Israel's next government JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - 20th anniversary of mass suicide orchestrated by Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments MASERU (Lesotho) - First lady in court over murder of PM's estranged wife VIDEO. Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - 50th anniversary of coup by general Lon Nol that ousted king Norodom Sihanouk VANUATU - General election HONG KONG (China) - Tencent announces 2019 and Q4 results (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks (To 20) CYPRUS - Britain's Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit (To 21) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Hearing in murder trial of journalist Jan Kuciak MILAN (Italy) - Prada 2019 results MUNICH (Germany) - BMW posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0630 GMT) PICTURE. ARTEIXO (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex annual results (0700 GMT) PICTURE. OSLO (Norway) - Laureate of Abel prize for mathematics to be announced (1100 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Fifth anniversary of Bardo museum attack, which left 22 dead Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - March planned by unions and student associations to defend education and public services VIDEO. Sports BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Barcelona (ESP) v Napoli (ITA) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Chelsea (ENG) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Europe GIBRALTAR (United Kingdom) - Referendum on anti-abortion laws FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0600 GMT) PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador on trial for overstepping duties in release of Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai (0800 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO general secretary presents annual report at press conference (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Leaders of opposition parties to sign a coalition deal ahead of next presidential election (0800 GMT) FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 25th anniversary of sarin gas metro attack NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia publishes Arctic policy document FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank publishes 2019 annual report MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States secretary general elected SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - 30th anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa SHARPEVILLE (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of Sharpeville massacre Misc. WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International Day of Forests SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 Europe SUKHUMI (Georgia) - Election in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia FRANCE - Municipal elections second round North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10th anniversary of Affordable Care Act Sub-Saharan Africa CAMEROON - Residents of Anglophone regions cast ballots in national parliamentary election VIDEO. PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - World Water Day GRAPHIC. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Pakistan puts military on display on national day VIDEO. Europe BADHOEVEDORP (Netherlands) - Trial of four men charged over MH17 downing resumes ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes over 2017 New Year nightclub attack LONDON (United Kingdom) - Libel lawsuit by Johnny Depp against The Sun tabloid begins PICTURE. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020 Europe DIGNE-LES-BAINS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Germanwings crash that claimed 150 lives EUROPE - Launch in parts of Europe of Disney+ streaming service KARLSRUHE (Germany) - German constitutional court ruling on ECB asset purchase programme (0900 GMT) North America ATLANTA (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primary in southern state of Georgia Latin America SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador) - 40th anniversary of murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England conference on the impact of machine learning and AI on the UK economy (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK March consumer price index data (0830 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo business confidence survey for March (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in appeal of former Bouteflika-era leaders charged with graft PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Protests to demand that President Mutharika enact a law key to holding election re-run LUANDA (Angola) - Final arguments, verdict in the corruption trial of ex-president Dos Santos's son (To 27) DAKAR (Senegal) - Senegal's third-largest Muslim brotherhood, the Layene, hold ceremony PICTURE. (To 26) DAKAR (Senegal) - 'The Rite of Spring' adaptation by German choreographer Pina Bausch premieres (1930 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 20th anniversary of Putin's election to the presidency NUREMBERG (Germany) - GfK consumer confidence survey for April (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - New artwork commission unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth (0900 GMT) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council meeting (0900 GMT) (To 27) BERLIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bahn annual results for 2019 (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa YEMEN - Fifth anniversary of Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen Sports GOLD COAST (Australia) - Surf: Men's and Women championship tour 1st stage (To April 5) FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Air China expected to announce 2019 FY earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China oil giant PetroChina expected to announce 2019 earnings Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport hears Liberia football chief Bility's appeal against 10-year corruption ban SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Eastern Airlines expected to announce 2019 FY earnings SHANGHAI (China) - ICBC and other top Chinese banks expected to announce 2019 FY results SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHENZHEN (China) - Huawei 2019 results Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 10th anniversary of Moscow metro bombings that killed 40 people Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - First round of long-delayed parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China oil giant Sinopec expected to announce 2019 FY earnings Europe PARIS (France) - Charity lottery draw for Picasso painting worth one million euros (1600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marine Environment Protection Committee holds session (0830 GMT) (To April 3) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Preliminary German inflation data for March (1200 GMT) TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Southern Airlines expected to announce 2019 FY earnings Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Harry, Meghan formally step down as senior royals STEPANAKERT (Azerbaijan) - Breakaway Nagorny Karabakh holds presidential and primary elections BERLIN (Germany) - Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann annual results for 2019 North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Attorney General Bill Barr testifies in Congress PICTURE. Sports NUREMBERG (Germany) - Germany-Italy football friendly (1830 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament plenary session (To 2) North America UNITED STATES - Census, conducted every 10 years Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Top appeals court sentences monks over killing monastery abbot (1000 GMT) THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 Europe BONN (Germany) - Court ruling expected for two British ex-bankers in mass tax fraud case BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers meet (To 3) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice rules on legality of Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic's rejection of migrants (0830 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Pre-trial hearing of Mexico's ex-public security secretary Genaro Garcia Luna, indicted for receiving bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - First anniversary of ex-president Bouteflika's resignation PICTURE. VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - World Autism Awareness Day FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific MANILA (Philippines) - Verdict due in libel trial that journalist Maria Ressa asserts is government retribution for her work PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Hearing in trial of Amnesty Turkey director (0700 GMT) SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - China oil giant CNOOC to announce earnings Europe TBILISI (Georgia) - Opposition protest (1200 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Louisiana, Hawaii, Alaska and Wyoming hold presidential primary contests PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - 60th anniversary of independence from France GRAPHIC. SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020 Europe YEREVAN (Armenia) - Constitutional referendum Misc. WORLD - World Health Day MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020 Europe BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Supreme Court reviews case of jailed ethnic minority rights defender Azimjon Askarov ROME (Italy) - 500th anniversary of painter Raphael's death BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Third round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 8) WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial orders data for February (0600 GMT) North America TORONTO (Canada) - Trial begins of Alek Minassian who faces 10 murder counts over 2018 van attack (To May 8) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - 20th anniversary of death of Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 Europe BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - 10th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's 'April revolution' MOSCOW (Russia) - 90th anniversary of creation of gulag forced labour camps WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial production data for February (0600 GMT) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco 2019 earnings (0900 GMT) THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 Europe BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Soyuz spacecraft takes off, with two cosmonauts and an astronaut on board PICTURE. WIESBADEN (Germany) - German trade data for February (0600 GMT) Sports AUGUSTA (United States) - Golf: The Masters, the first major of the season PICTURE. (To 12) FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020 Europe SMOLENSK (Russia) - Polish delegation visits to mark 10th anniversary of air disaster that killed president LONDON (United Kingdom) - 50th anniversary of breakup of The Beatles Misc. WORLD - Holy Friday SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 Europe GERMANY - 75th anniversary of liberation of Nazi camps Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Ravensbrueck and Dachau (To 29) BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP (Germany) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - First anniversary of Omar al-Bashir's ouster SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2020 Europe REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA - Parliamentary elections VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Expected end of Ebola epidemic in DR Congo if no more cases diagnosed PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Monte-Carlo Masters (To 19) Misc. WORLD - Easter Sunday MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific THAILAND - Thailand celebrates Songkran festival with giant water fights (To 15) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Ng Chong Hwa to stand trial over 1MDB scandal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 15) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - First Lady Melania Trump hosts annual White House Easter Egg Roll PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - Trial of Sayfullo Saipov over 2017 minivan attack that killed eight people in Lower Manhattan (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DAMASCUS (Syria) - Parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. LEBANON - Lebanon marks 45 years since start of civil war WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - North Korea marks 108th anniversary of the birth of founder Kim Il Sung SOUTH KOREA - Parliamentary election Europe PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of Jean-Paul Sartre's death BERGEN-BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP (Germany) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp PARIS (France) - First anniversary of Notre-Dame Cathedral blaze North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of Greta Garbo's death Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Supreme Court begins hearing appeal by President Mutharika against landmark ruling that overturned his election afp