Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul to attend Civilizations Forum at Ibn Haldun University and International City and Civil Society Organizations Summit at Yildiz Teknik University.

ELAZIG - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend a congress of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Turkey's eastern province of Elazig.

RUSSIA

KAZAN - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to attend Turkey-Russia Joint Economic Commission.

SPAIN

MADRID - Spanish cabinet expected to officially trigger article 155, which would suspend Catalonia's autonomy.

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE - Second day of voting in general election. Results expected in the evening.

MALTA

VALLETTA - Protest announced after death of Maltese investigative blogger in car bombing.

SWITZERLAND

LAUSANNE - Europe's biggest aquarium opens in Switzerland.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SPECIAL REPORT: Fear grips Kashmir as braid-chopper attacks women

By Zahid Rafiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA) – On Friday morning, a mob of more than a hundred people caught hold of a mentally challenged man in northern Jammu Kashmir’s Sopore town.