Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday Nov. 18, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

SIIRT - Rescue operation at copper mine in Siirt province following collapse that caused several deaths.

UZBEKISTAN

SAMARKAND - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for discussion on relations, international issues.

UNITED KINGDOM

SPECIAL REPORT:

Questions asked of UK police after pro-PKK rallies

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - The activities of PKK sympathizers in London over the past two weeks are coming under more scrutiny, with questions being asked as to why backers of an illegal group are allowed to gather and mobilize publicly.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to hold general news conference.

FRANCE

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault hosts outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

GERMANY

BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet leaders of Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, for talks on global economy, transatlantic relations, international developments.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE - Nigerian, Malaysian executed for drug offenses despite international pleas for clemency. MOVED

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - President Park Geun-hye to attend meeting next month with Japanese, Chinese leaders despite missing weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit amid scandal over presidential access. MOVED

MYANMAR

YANGON - Muslim Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh to escape security crackdown, community leader says.