ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015:
TURKEY
ISTANBUL -- Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to meet with representatives of non-Muslim minority groups at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
KENYA -- Court expected to rule on application to suspend controversial security bill dismissed as "draconian" by the opposition.
NIGERIA -- Nigeria declares public holiday to commemorate Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
SPECIAL REPORTS:
Plan to re-register 200,000 businesses irks Malawians
BLANTYRE, Malawi -- A plan by Malawi to re-register some 200,000 businesses in the landlocked African country has angered local business-people, many of whom see the move as a way of raising funds for the government.
SOUTH EAST ASIA/PACIFIC
INDONESIA
JAKARTA -- Search teams recovering more bodies from AsiaAir flight QZ8501 in Java Sea.
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH -- Prince Ranariddh, former prime minister and leader of the once-powerful royalist party Funcinpec, returns to leading the party.
HONG KONG
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong’s airport maintains rank as busiest airport in Asia, and third busiest in world.
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