Diary

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

TURKEY

Turkey to hold memorial service in several provinces for 14 soldiers who were martyred in a terror attack in central Turkey's Kayseri province on Saturday.

Cabinet members to attend funeral ceremonies in various provinces across the country.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - US President-elect Donald Trump's Israel envoy pick sparks outcry

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Acting president effectively rejects opposition demand to delay policies like the deployment of the United States’ THAAD missile defense system​

MYANMAR

YANGON – Govt claims strategic point near headquarters of Kachin rebel group KIA was brought under military control after days of deadly clashes in northern Kachin State near country’s border with China

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Military plane crashes in eastern Papua province, killing all 13 people on board. (MOVED)