Diary

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

TURKEY

ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will separately receive Qatari Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Ghanem bin Shaheen Al-Ghanem, Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki at the Cankaya Palace.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki and hold a joint press conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN – German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière to announce new security measures in the wake of recent attacks claimed by terror organization Daesh.

ZAMBIA

LUSAKA - Zambians go to the poll for presidential and parliamentary elections.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Analysts ask junta to open up political process now that military has emerged victorious in referendum.

KOREAS

SEOUL - North Korea warns United States it is not the only country able to order a preemptive nuclear strike.

AUSTRALIA

CAMBODIA - Party leader demands Australian offshore immigration center be closed, government contractor be made accountable for “cover-up” of child abuse on Nauru.