Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish president, prime minister and leaders of three main political parties to attend major ‘Democracy and Martyrs’ rally in opposition to the defeated July 15 coup.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Voters cast their ballots at polls across Thailand on Sunday in a referendum on a junta-sponsored draft constitution that critics say may legitimize military influence over the nation for the next five years.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Japan says two Chinese coast guard vessels entered its “territorial waters” near disputed islands, and that protest has been lodged after discovery of surface radar installed on Chinese gas drilling platform