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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL (AA) - Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to hold news conference prior to U.K. visit.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORT: Russian airstrikes in Syria, echoes of Chechnya

By Selen Temizer, Levent Tok and Ayse Aktas

ANKARA (AA) - Recalling Moscow's policy in Chechnya in the late 1990s, Russian airstrikes in Syria appear to be aimed at exhausting civilian support for the anti-Assad opposition.

AFRICA

KAMPALA - Investigation launched into 1979 massacre of 67 Muslims following downfall of Idi Amin.

SOUTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Further fatality following Deash-linked attack in Jakarta.

CHINA

BEIJING - China urges international community to abide by one-China principle after Taiwan leadership election.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Police identify potential terror targets in capital, caution public to avoid.