ANKARA
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.
