ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014:
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK - Nationwide riots after a grand jury decides not to bring charges against white police officer in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri.
TURKEY
- ISTANBUL -- Part II of four-part series in run-up to visit to Turkey by Pope Francis: John Paul II visits Turkey in 1979, generating less interest than he might have hoped.
- ANKARA -- President Erdogan attends business forum at ATO Congresium.
- UEFA Champions League: Turkey's Galatasaray to take on Belgium's Anderlecht in Group D in Brussels.
EUROPE
FRANCE
- PARIS -- French and Egyptian presidents meet and hold press briefing at Elysee Palace at 12:45 local time (1145GMT).
- STRASBOURG, France -- Eurozone draft budgets.
- STRASBOURG, France -- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded to Denis Mukwege from Democratic Republic of Congo, for his fight to protect women.
GERMANY
BERLIN -- Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier address Parliament during talks on the national budget. Expecting remarks on Ukraine, relations with Russia, developments in Middle East
BERLIN -- Neo-Nazi NSU murders show institutional racism in Germany, racism expert Liz Fekete tells The Anadolu Agency.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS -- European Commission President Juncker announces €300 billion jobs, growth and investment package to boost business and reduce unemployment in EU.
BRUSSELS -- EU's new Foreign Affairs chief expected to reiterate calls for establishment of Palestinian state during debate at European Parliament.
UK
- LONDON -- New counter terrorism bill to be introduced in parliament.
- LONDON -- Moody's analyst says Turkey's economy expected to grow by 2.8 percent in 2015.
SWITZERLAND
- GENEVA -- Publication of UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report 2014, with press conference by UNCTAD secretary-general.
BALKANS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- President of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia visits former detention center houses of Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
KOSOVO
- PRISTINA, Kosovo -- President and prime minister hold ceremony to mark Kosovo Security Forces Day.
ALBANIA
- TIRANA, Albania -- Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Ciceko meets with Albanian PM Edi Rama, then with President Bujar Nishani on second day of his formal visit.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
- HONG KONG -- Police clear barricades at Mong Kok site and arrest more than 100 in clashes, including protest leaders.
YANGON, Myanmar -- Ruling party proposes constitutional talks between parties that could allow Aung San Suu Kyi to run for president next year.
BEIJING -- 24 killed in fire at coal mine in northeast of country.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Preliminary report finds fan at fault for last week's deadly mine blast.
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