Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk will cover on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015:

TURKEY

ISTANBUL (AA) - Coverage of new carbon emissions report on Turkey released by World Wildlife Fund.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russia challenged by capital outflows, lures investment

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ISTANBUL (AA) - In an interview on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Istanbul, Vladimir Tkachenko, director of Europe and North America at the Russian Economy Ministry, talks about how Russia can attract investment despite significant outflows of capital.

EUROPE

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to pay a historic joint visit to the European Parliament to address MEPs on the current situation in the EU, the refugee crisis and economic policies.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) president Joanne Liu to hold a press conference on the deadly Kunduz hospital bombing and the progress of U.S. investigations.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron to deliver keynote speech at Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the first by the leader of a majority Conservative government in 19 years.

SPECIAL REPORT

Immigration row follows Conservative minister’s speech

LONDON (AA) - A range of political reactions have surfaced following Home Secretary Theresa May's conference speech in which she said immigration must be further controlled. Some have condemned her; others say her words were “courageous”.

AMERICAS

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Joachim Gauck of Germany.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry to host President Gauck at the State Department to commemorate arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall to be displayed in the State Department's U.S. Diplomacy Center.

MIDDLE EAST

YEMEN

SANAA - Daesh claims responsibility for Sanaa mosque explosion that left five people dead.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is working to defuse ongoing tensions between Palestinians and Israelis.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Political analysts say Russia's involvement in Syria may strain relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will address members of the Pan-African Parliament in Johannesburg. She will present the state of the African Union and later allow members to debate the AU’s state and future.

ZIMBABWE

HARARE - The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.K.’s Department for International Development will launch humanitarian aid programs for vulnerable Zimbabweans facing food insecurity over the upcoming lean season.

HARARE - Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) to release findings from a July 2015 public survey on key issues like the economy and corruption. Similar studies in the past have slammed police corruption in the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethiopia: People shying away from traditional tattoos

By Tesfa Mogessie

ADDIS ABABA, (AA) - The art of tattooing, a tradition rooted in Ethiopia and as diverse as Ethiopian society, is fading fast. Tattooing carries cultural, religious and ethnic significance and is associated with particular identities.

SOUTH ASIA

MALDIVES

MALE - Maldivian government says recent explosion aboard presidential yacht was attempt on life of President Abdulla Yameen.

SOUTH EAST ASIA & PACIFIC

JAPAN

TOKYO - Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, begins two-day Japan tour with visit to Tokyo mosque.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - High Court case brought by detainees in Australia to challenge legality of offshore detention.