Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

EDIRNE - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline's Europe link inauguration

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Turkey’s agreements with US, Russia on northern Syria

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests

SPORTS

BUCHAREST - UEFA EURO 2020 finals draw to be held in Romania where 24 nations will be placed in four pots. Turkey to be in third pot along with Portugal, hosts Denmark, Austria, Sweden, and Czech Republic

SPECIAL REPORTS

UN envoy: Turkey's refugee response 'exemplary'

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) - As one of the few countries hosting more than 50% of the world's refugees, the UN said Turkey's response has been "exemplary".

UK parties' election manifestos: The quick guide

By Karim El-Bar

LONDON (AA) - Manifestos are important in any election, but especially so in the U.K.

Zimbabwe: Poverty, isolation exposes HIV children to risks

By Jeffrey Moyo

EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AA) - Diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or AIDS and reeling under extreme poverty, hundreds of children in Epworth -- a slum settlement, 25-kilometer (15.5 miles) east of Harare, the Zimbabwean capital -- remain abandoned by the society.

Serbia sees China ties as way to catch up with Europe

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - Serbia sees cooperation with China as an opportunity to catch up with the rest of Europe, said a political analyst on Belgrade’s ties with Beijing.

‘New India’ a challenge to regional stability: Senator

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - Sherry Rehman is one of Pakistan’s most articulate voices advocating peace and dialogue with India and has been part of many Track-II or behind-the-scenes dialogues between the nuclear armed neighbors.

Voluntary rescuers: Unsung heroes in conflict-ridden Myanmar

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

LASHIO, Myanmar (AA) - In a rare move to show solidarity with voluntary rescuers, who brave bullets to save lives during the times of conflict, about a thousand people of different races and religions attended the funeral of a Muslim man in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state.