Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet separately with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, and National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief Hakan Fidan.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend meeting of Turkish Informatics Association, and also separately meet Akar and Fidan.

ADANA - EU Minister Omer Celik to attend opening ceremony of "Project to Increase Capacity of EU Studies in Cukurova" in southern province of Adana. Celik then to host dinner for EU countries' ambassadors in Turkey.

GERMANY

HAMBURG - Foreign ministers from 57 nations, including the U.S., Russia, Germany, U.K., France, and Turkey, to gather in Hamburg for annual meetings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). ​

FRANCE

PARIS - Verdict due in high-profile trial of Former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac on tax evasion charges.​

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Supreme Court to finish hearing government appeal of ruling that Article 50, formal process to initiate Brexit, cannot be triggered without parliamentary vote.

Special Report: Turkish restauranteur helping London's homeless

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON - Offer of free 3-course Christmas Day meal to local elderly, homeless people sees Turkish restaurant make UK headlines.

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GREECE

ATHENS - Further extradition rulings expected in appeals case involving Turkish soldiers linked to July 15 coup plot.

ATHENS - 24-hour general strike by labor unions takes place amid ongoing Greek economic crisis.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT CITY - Saudi king to visit Kuwait for last leg of three-day Gulf tour.​

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Death toll from strong earthquake that shook north Sumatra passes 100 as search for those who might be trapped continues.

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo to meet former UN chief Kofi Annan – who leads advisory committee on conflict in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State – in Bali to discuss assistance for Rohingya Muslims.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Opposition parties poised to officially trigger countdown to impeachment vote on President Park Geun-hye.

SPORTS

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Fenerbahce to take on Feyenoord in UEFA Europa League Group A match at 9 p.m. Turkish time (1800GMT).

ANKARA - Osmanlispor FK to square off against FC Zurich in UEFA Europa League Group L match at 7 p.m. Turkish time (1600GMT).

KONYA, Turkey - Atiker Konyaspor to take on Belgium's Gent in UEFA Europa League Group H match at 7 p.m. Turkish time (1600GMT).