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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Davutoglu to visit Bulgaria.

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Kurds call for Tafsir after Quran's Kurdish translation

By Servet Gunerigok

ANKARA (AA) – Months after the first official translation of the Quran in Kurdish language was released in Turkey, Kurds are now hoping the state-run religious affairs body will also launch translations of Tafsir books in their language.

- Syrian refugees make good in Turkey

By Bahattin Gonultas

ANKARA (AA) - Syrian refugees, fleeing a brutal and repressive regime at home, have not only found shelter in Turkey, but many have turned entrepreneur and started their own businesses.

NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Ongoing reunification talks between presidents of Turkish, Greek communities to be held in UN buffer zone.

EUROPE

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - US Secretary Kerry to meet Russian President Putin to address need to reduce tensions between Moscow and Ankara.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - UK Foreign Secretary will address House of Commons on military action against Daesh.

LONDON - Developments on the UK talks with EU for renewed membership terms will be followed.

GERMANY

KARLSRUHE – Chancellor Merkel’s closing remarks at conference of ruling Christian Democratic Union party.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Yemen peace talks to start in Switzerland to establish a permanent cease-fire and find political transition between Yemeni government and Houthis.

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss Darfur conflict, with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda briefing. (MERITS)

MIDDLE EAST

QATAR

DOHA - Saudi crown prince instructs military to prepare for guerilla war in mountainous region on border with Yemen.

YEMEN

GENEVA - UN update on current health situation in Yemen as conflict nears one-year mark amidst ongoing peace talks.

AFRICA

NIGERIA

LAGOS - High court in Abuja will hear bail application by former security chief Sambo Dasuki and others who are undergoing trial for alleged misappropriation of security funds worth N13 billion ($65 million).

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Public appearance of Algeria’s new spy chief raises eyebrows

By Abdel Raziq Abdullah

ALGIERS (AA) – Unlike his mysterious and long-serving predecessor, Algeria’s new intelligence chief has come out in the open.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT:

- One year on, Pakistanis recall Peshawar school massacre

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI (AA) – One year has passed since Taliban militants killed over 140 students in a Peshawar school in an incident remembered as "Pakistan’s 9/11".

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Rights group says jailed Thai activist needs medical care after being taken in by junta.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Memorial service to be held for victims of last year’s siege at Sydney café.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA – Communist insurgency declares 12-day holiday cease-fire from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3.