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Main topics Anadolu Agency English Desk plans to cover on Sept. 2, 2015
ANKARA
Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of the National Security Council (MGK) in Ankara after formation of new Cabinet.
SPECIAL REPORT:
- Recontact Istanbul, the new Turkish game on your smartphone
By Busra Velioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - The puzzle app, developed in just five weeks, has been downloaded 50,000 times since its release.
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN - German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh to discuss Syrian civil war, refugee crisis and fight against Daesh.
SPECIAL REPORT:
- Greece: Election race tightens as Syriza drops in polls
By Magda Panoutsopoulou
ATHENS (AA) - Syriza has dropped in the polls ahead of Sept. 20 election as left-wing party loses two key members.
AMERICAS
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Kerry to deliver speech on nuclear agreement with Iran in Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board releases Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions report, which details anecdotal evidence gathered on economic conditions.
NEW YORK - On third day of U.S. Open tennis tournament, Turkish no.1 Marsel Ilhan to take on Benoit Paire of France in second round.
ANKARA - ADP employment report to be released (3.30 p.m. in Turkey, 1230GMT) ahead of Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORT:
- Assad regime barrel bombs tear Syrian families apart
By Ossama Elshamy
ANKARA (AA) - It has been a tough year for Um Ahmed. The 60-year-old Syrian grandmother lost her husband of 40 years a few weeks before Ramadan began, after the cottage they built together was bombed by Syrian army helicopters.
SOUTH ASIA
BHOPAL, India - India's industry and services sectors to be hit by a nationwide trade union strike against alleged "anti-worker" labor reforms made by PM Modi's government since taking office in 2014.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
THAILAND
BANGKOK - One of two men arrested for Bangkok explosions admits to being near blast site on day of explosion; police give birthplace as Xinjiang.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - N Korea insists its 'regret' was not an apology, dampening hopes of improving ties with S Korea.
JAPAN
TOKYO - Protestors take on Japanese PM in anger at perceived drift towards militarization by Shinzo Abe.
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