ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 18, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony marking the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year for higher education.
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to participate in the 36th Executive Committee meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to separately meet Pakistani Parliament Speaker Serdar Ayaz Sadiq and Afghan Parliament Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi.
ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avci to attend Anadolu Agency's Editor Desk.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Latest developments in ongoing military operations to “liberate” Daesh-held Mosul.
MOROCCO
RABAT - Political parties begin consultations to form coalition government after polls.
ITALY
ROME - Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik to attend meeting of South-Eastern Europe defense ministers and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, including Italy's Roberta Pinotti.
GREECE
ATHENS – Syriza party’s European MPs along with Lesbos mayor to hold press conference in Brussels on the refugee crisis.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela for talks on bilateral economic relations and the fight against tax evasion.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama to host Italian President Matteo Renzi at the White House.
WASHINGTON - The United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to unveil its first annual report.
UGANDA
SPECIAL REPORT: Ugandan student ruffles feathers with homemade tear gas
By Halima Athumani
KAMPALA, Uganda – Cooking up something like homemade tear gas usually ends in a visit from the police. However, for one Ugandan science student, his unusual work with noxious chemicals has earned him an invitation to meet the country’s president.
KENYA
NAIROBI - UN to hold press conference on threats of desertification and droughts in Kenya.
NIGERIA
LAGOS - A conference on countering violent extremism to take place in the capital Abuja, which will be attended by top Islamic scholars and politicians.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Mourning Thais continue camping overnight in front of Grand Palace to pay homage to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
CHINA
BEIJING – Commentary run by state news agency welcomes visit of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte as sign of good faith, expressing hope for improvement of relations and trade.
JAPAN
TOKYO – Around 80 lawmakers visit war-linked shrine after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent ritual offering to site, drawing criticism from South Korea.