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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Parliamentary Speaker Ismail Kahraman to chair first meeting of Constitution Conciliation Committee on reforming Turkey’s constitution.

ISTANBUL - Coverage of major three-day tourism forum, expected to feature the Turkish president and tourism minister.

ISTANBUL - Report from opening of four-day “Gaming Istanbul 2016” trade fair; organizers predicting 100,000-plus visitors.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Turks still eyeing new lives overseas

By Ilker Girit

[MOVED] ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey has one of the highest numbers of native-born citizens living in other Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD) countries, a report shows.

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu to attend Syrian donors’ conference.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Turkey's EU Minister Volkan Bozkir to visit Brussels where he is scheduled to meet European Commissioner for Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica.

SPECIAL REPORT:

[MOVED] Syrian Donors’ Conference begins in London

By Michael Sercan Daventry

LONDON (AA) - Leaders of governments, NGOs and the members of civil society will meet in London on Thursday to raise more funds in aid of those affected by the crisis in Syria.

AMERICAS

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will speak at US National Prayer Breakfast.

WASHINGTON - US State Department spokesman John Kirby will speak to foreign media members at National Press Club.

ECUADOR - Turkish President Erdogan to hold talks with Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa as part of his tour of Latin American states.

AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT:

Kenyan doctors referring cancer patients to India after receiving bribes

By Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - Kenya has one of the highest incidences of cervical cancer in the African continent; treatment has always been a challenge due to a shortage of doctors and inadequate facilities to help in diagnosis and treatment.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT:

Pakistani schools face psychological war

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Zulqarnain Shah was standing in the hallway of his dorm at Punjab University in Lahore, waiting for his colleague to attend class together.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

[MOVED] SEOUL - South Korea ready to intercept North Korean rocket as Seoul's Defense Ministry notes launch preparations.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Trade ministers from 12 countries gather in New Zealand to ink controversial U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, expected to be ratified by each countries' legislature over next two years.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - Rallies planned across country against High Court ruling in favor of legality of policy under which more than 260 asylum seekers -- including 91 children -- face imminent deportation to Nauru detention center.