Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to attend meeting of Economy Assessment Board at Cankaya Palace.

ASIA

TURKMENISTAN

ASHGABAT - Turkish President Erdogan visits Turkmenistan where he will meet his counterpart Berdimuhamedow.

MIDDLE EAST

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Saudi women run and vote for the first time ever in the country's municipal elections.

SPECIAL REPORT:

121 Palestinians killed in 11 Fridays of new 'intifada'

By Anees Barghouty

RAMALLAH - Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza during the 11th Friday of the third Palestinian "intifada", according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

JAPAN

TOKYO – Japanese flotilla sails with scaled-back goal of killing 333 minke whales for scientific research, amid Australian threats to drag Japan back before the International Court of Justice.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Box with note asserting revenge for blast at Tokyo shrine, for which a South Korean suspect has been arrested, found at South Korean consulate general.