Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend extraordinary Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate meeting at 11 a.m. local time (0800GMT).

ANKARA – Erdogan to visit General Staff headquarters at 1 p.m. local time (1000GMT).

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold a joint news conference with Thorbjorn Jagland, Council of Europe secretary-general.

ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to chair ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's central executive board meeting.

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release inflation report for July.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Government news briefing after Turkey summoned senior German diplomat over recent prevention of Erdogan video address to pro-democracy rally of Turkish diaspora in Cologne.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa holds local government elections in tight race expected to challenge dominance of ruling African National Congress.

KOREAS

SEOUL – North Korea tests more missiles, rejects involvement in latest South Korean hacking.

CHINA

BEIJING – Activist accused of leading "underground organization" pleads guilty in subversion case, day after another activist also arrested during July 2015 handed suspended sentence.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expected to reshuffle cabinet after ruling party’s landslide win in upper-house election last month.