Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend ground-breaking ceremony of new Istanbul International Finance Center, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, and Capital Markets Board buildings in Istanbul.

Yildirim to later receive union confederation delegation from 55 countries, under Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

RIZE - Parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman to open new school year at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University.

ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend opening ceremony of Islamic Economic Institute at Istanbul’s Halic Congress Center.

ANKARA - Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to give speech to his party's National Child Policy Workshop.

SWITZERLAND

LAUSANNE - U.S. and Russia to resume talks on resolving the conflict in Syria in Lausanne, with other regional countries attending at the foreign ministerial level.

At the same meeting, Turkey to be represented by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Thousands of Thais mourn passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej by gathering outside Royal Palace amid ongoing funeral rituals.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – Three refugees who volunteered to be transferred off Pacific island of Nauru, where they were detained by Australian authorities, could arrive in Cambodia as early as next week.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Muslims in Myanmar condemn recent deadly attacks on police station outposts in western Rakhine State, which government has blamed on little-known terrorist group.