ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Erdogan to receive Parliament Speaker Ismet Yilmaz after end of deadline for forming coalition government.
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN - German Chancellor Merkel meets French President Hollande and Ukrainian President Poroshenko for talks in Berlin on eastern Ukraine crisis.
FRANCE
PARIS - French FM Laurent Fabius to meet Libyan counterpart Mohamed Dayri to discuss situation in Libya.
SPECIAL REPORTS
- Greece: Opposition parties, Syriza left wing try to form government
by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum and Magda Panoutsopoulou
ANKARA (AA) - Greek opposition parties were trying to form a new government on Monday, while the rebel left wing of the SYRIZA party positions itself to try as well.
- Russia: Transaero faces tough challenges to keep flying
by Najam Abbas
RUSSIA (AA) - Russia’s second biggest airline Transaero is struggling with payment difficulties and faces risk of being sued by some of its contractors.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORTS
- Kenya accused of ethnically profiling Somali minority
By Yassin Juma
NAIROBI (AA) – When a series of terror attacks hit Kenya in 2014, the government launched a security operation dubbed Usalama Watch aimed at unmasking terror cells and sympathizers in Kenya.
- Hijab limits upset Egyptian women
By Mohamed Sabry
CAIRO (AA) – Egyptian women increasingly complain about being denied access to beaches and restaurants for wearing the Islamic headscarf.
SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – South Korean president holds firm on demand for North Korean apology, Pyongyang launches new verbal attack on Seoul despite marathon talks.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Outspoken Thai intellectual defends himself against lese-majeste accusations.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government’s chief negotiator in peace process in Muslim south says reintroduction of “strategic minerals” concept in substitute bills on a draft law to seal peace perpetuates problems.
SPECIAL REPORT
Global stocks plunge on China fears
by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - Global stocks have plunged on Monday as fears of a slowdown in China weigh on investor sentiment.
