ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend draw ceremony for judges and public prosecutors in the capital Ankara.
Erdogan to later meet with Jean Lemierre, chairman of French multinational bank and financial services company BNP Paribas.
ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend ruling Justice and Development Party’s extended meeting of provincial heads.
ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend Anadolu Agency’s Editor’s Desk.
ISTANBUL - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to meet Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
ISTANBUL - World Energy Congress continues, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to attend by video.
FRANCE
STRASBOURG - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Pedro Agramunt and Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein to hold press conference on troubling human rights situations around the world, including in Syria, Yemen, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Iraqi forces move toward Mosul Dam in advance of decisive attack on Daesh-held city.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Troubles in western Rakhine state mount, with 4 soldiers reported killed following deadly weekend attacks on police station outposts.
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR - Final appeal by Anwar Ibrahim to overturn prison sentence.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE - Government report warns of rising likelihood extremist groups will launch cyberattacks.