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Main topics Anadolu Agency English Desk plans to cover on Sept. 2, 2015

02.09.2015 - Update : 02.09.2015
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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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