Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

GAZIANTEP - Repercussions from terrorist attack on wedding party in southeast which killed at least 30 people and injured close to 100.

BRAZIL

RIO DE JANEIRO- Closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA – President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to withdraw Philippines’ membership from “inutile” UN after two of its human rights experts called on him to stop endorsing the killing of drug suspects.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Diplomatic sources say Chinese ambassador strongly warned Tokyo against deploying its Self-Defense Forces to join US operations in South China Sea

CHINA

BEIJING – At least nine people killed and 11 others injured when a bus crashed into the side of an expressway in southwest Guizhou province.