Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday Sept. 4, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party faces election test in her home state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania amid criticism of her refugee policy.

SIERRA LEONE

SPECIAL REPORT

FGM remains popular in Sierra Leone

By Alpha Kamara

DAKAR, Senegal (AA) - Sierra Leone still holds on to the female genital mutilation practice firmly, much to the dismay of rights groups.

CHINA

HANGZHOU – G20 summit to kick off with opening remarks of China's President Xi Jinping.

HANGZHOU – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 'Policy Coordination and Breaking a New Path for Growth' working session after opening ceremony.

BEIJING - Hong Kongers flock to polling stations to vote in territory’s first election since 11-week pro-democracy protests of 2014.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Police say another suspect arrested in relation to Batam-based terror cell that reportedly planned to launch rockets at Singapore.