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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - FM Cavusoglu to hold press conference with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.

SPECIAL REPORT:

-Istanbul’s priceless feminist archive goes digital

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) -Turkey’s only women’s library celebrates its 25th anniversary with ambitious plans to expand and digitize.

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - PM Cameron is expected to give a speech in parliament about EU deal and in/out referendum.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German parliament begins re-examining NSU murders.

BERLIN -- French FM Jean-Marc Ayrault and German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier to hold press conference, before joint visit to Ukraine, amid growing hostilities between army and Russian-backed separatists.

AMERICAS

NEW YORK - Members of UN commission of inquiry on Syria to brief reporters on latest report on deaths in detention in war-torn country.

SPECIAL REPORTS:

-PYD is 'PKK's Syrian affiliate', US document reveals

By Kasim Ileri and Canberk Yuksel

ANKARA/WASHINGTON (AA) - The PKK's "Syrian affiliate" -- that's how the PYD is referred to in an official U.S. counter-terrorism document.

-Apple case is about law enforcement, says experts

By Ovunc Kutlu

NEW YORK (AA) - The global tech giant Apple refusing to help the FBI to unlock an iPhone has brought wide discussions in the U.S. where civil liberties and national security clash, but certain legal experts say that the case is about law enforcement.

MIDDLE EAST - NORTH AFRICA

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - High-level PLO source talks to Anadolu Agency about French proposals for resuming stalled Israel-Palestine peace talks.​

SOUTH ASIA

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Ongoing agitation by the Jat community in India’s Haryana State has claimed 12 lives so far, with protesters demanding employment in government institutions.

SE ASIA - PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Immigration minister insists asylum seeker baby placed in community detention after 10-day standoff between the government and doctors will end up at an offshore detention center in Nauru once her family’s case is processed. (MOVED)

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia concerned over Australia issuing security alert for country, but trade minister assures it is unlikely to impact investment climate.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – Apparent new HIV outbreak discovered in village in Kandal province, after outbreak in Dec. 2014 in Battambang province led to around 270 people testing positive.