ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend ceremony at Ataturk mausoleum to mark 94th anniversary of Turkey’s Victory Day. This commemorates a decisive battle in Turkey's 1919-1922 Independence War.
ANKARA – Yildirim to attend separate Victory Day reception and dinner at Presidential Palace.
ANKARA – Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to pay official visit to Warsaw, Poland.
GREECE
SPECIAL REPORT: Greece still needs help to face refugee crisis
By Vasiliki Mitsiniotou
ATHENS – Caught between chronic economic instability and large numbers of migrants, Athens feels abandoned by fellow European Union states.
LONDON – Technology giant Apple could be forced to pay billions of euro in back taxes if European Commission rules its business arrangements with Ireland broke state aid regulations.
GAMBIA
BANJUL – President Yahya Jammeh, who desires to rule his country for one billion years “if Allah wills”, faces new electoral challenge from former political ally.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – International organizations and rights group across Africa mark International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which includes persons arrested and secretly detained by their governments.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Myanmar begins landmark peace conference against backdrop of hopes and concerns.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE – Parliament meets for first time since conservative Liberal Party narrowly won election almost two months ago.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA – Philippines suspends issuance of Hajj passports in wake of 177 Indonesians being detained carrying fake Philippine documents.