Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, July 11, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will chair the Cabinet meeting in Ankara.

Yildirim will also chair the ruling Justice and Development Party's Executive Board Meeting.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA​

SREBRENICA - Bosnia marks 21st anniversary of Srebrenica genocide in village near Srebrenica, where a funeral will be held for 127 more victims. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will attend.

FRANCE

PARIS - French President Francois Hollande receives South African President Jacob Zuma for talks.​

NIGERIA

LAGOS- The trial of Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki and 3 others to resume today at a federal high court in Abuja.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Ruling party wins upper house election by landslide, seems close to winning – with support from allies – the 2/3 majority needed to propose amendments to American-written constitution.

JAPAN

SPECIAL REPORT

By Todd Crowell

Hague court to rule on South China Sea as tensions rise

TOKYO – Tensions are rising in the South China Sea on the eve of a pending decision Tuesday by the Permanent Court of Arbitrations in The Hague in the case of “Philippines vs China”.

KOREAS

SEOUL – Koreas exchange threats over contentious missile defense system THAAD