ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday Oct. 21, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive U.S Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at Presidential Palace; Carter later to visit damaged sites at parliament.
ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to receive Carter at Cankaya Palace in the capital Ankara.
ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to make academic year opening ceremony speeches at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Burdur and Suleyman Demirel University in Isparta.
AMERICAS
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry to meet Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah.
TAJIKISTAN
DUSHANBE - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his counterpart Sirodjidin Aslov in Tajikistan. Cavusoglu to speak at press conference after meeting Tajik President Imamali Rahman.
SYRIA
ALEPPO – Russia’s “humanitarian pause” in Aleppo enters second day.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN Human Rights Council Special to hold special session on the situation in Aleppo.
BRITAIN
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May in Brussels to attend summit with EU leaders and provide update on Brexit, for first time since she replaced David Cameron.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA - Security officials say knifeman who attacked police near Jakarta was “lone wolf” attacker inspired by Daesh who learned how to make bombs from the Internet.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Human Rights Watch calls on Myanmar government and military to ensure humanitarian aid can reach vulnerable populations in Rakhine State during ongoing operations launched after fatal attacks on police stations.
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra confirms that junta has ordered her assets seized over loss-ridden rice subsidy scheme.