ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk plans to cover Sunday, June 21, 2015:
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Erdogan to address Turkish Exporters' Assembly (1100GMT)
SPECIAL REPORT:
Surname Law - a profound change in Turkish history
By Humeyra Atilgan Buyukovali
ISTANBUL (AA) - Just 81 years ago today, Turkish people were confronted with a new law, which would make them choose a formal, legal family surname – a profound change in the ordinary life of Turks who had been dealing with a series of radical reforms in their newly established country.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
AL QUDS (JERUSALEM)– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to visit Israel and Palestine.
EGYPT
CAIRO - Mohamed Morsi to appear before court on charges of “espionage for Qatar”.
SOUTH ASIA
INDIA
NEW DELHI - International Yoga day - 35,000 people will practice yoga in New Delhi to create Guinness book world record.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Thousands of Muslim locals fleeing Mount Sinabung’s eruptions and Rohingya who washed up on country’s shores face hardship in observing Ramadan at shelters.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Three more MERS cases reported after health ministry announces success in efforts to contain outbreak.
SEOUL – First foreign minister visit to Tokyo in four years amid tension over World War II issues.
