Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANTALYA – Turkey to play Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match in Antalya province. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend.

ISTANBUL – Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend symposium on Islam and sociology.

FRANCE

PARIS – British rock star Sting will perform at Bataclan concert hall, in the first show since November 2015 attacks which saw gunmen linked to Daesh open fire on music fans.

SOUTH SUDAN

SPECIAL REPORT: South Sudan sees Trump presidency as chance for stability

By Parach Mach

JUBA – South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation -- torn by almost three years of civil war -- sees Donald Trump’s rise to the White House as fresh momentum to end the conflict, a senior government figure has told Anadolu Agency.

ETHIOPIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Ethiopia takes delight in watching Turkish drama series

By Seleshi Tessema

ADDIS ABABA - Everyone in this family of three is excited. From their apartment living room neighborhood of Summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, they are about to be mesmerized and transported to another world of Turks fluently speaking Amharic, Ethiopia’s national language.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Protesters gather in South Korea's capital in their hundreds of thousands to urge President Park Geun-hye to quit over power abuse scandal.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Japan’s coast guard says four Chinese ships spotted near disputed islands in East China Sea, a move that has previously drawn protests from Tokyo.

CHINA

BEIJING – Fifth most wanted fugitive on China’s Interpol list returns from New Zealand after returning “huge sum of illicit money” and paying “great amount of fines”, according to state media.