Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015:

TURKEY

ANKARA (AA) – Reigning Super League champions Galatasaray to meet Turkish Cup finalists Bursaspor in 2015 Turkish Super Cup final in Ankara, 8.45 p.m. local time (1745 GMT).

ISTANBUL – Updates on anti-terror operations against suspected PKK, Daesh and ultra-leftist targets.

EUROPE

SPECIAL REPORT

IOM wants Europe to open safe channels for migration

By Fatih Erel

GENEVA, Switzerland (AA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said EU states “need to take in more refugees and open up more safe and legal channels of migration” after Libya boat tragedy on Wednesday.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT

Disabled Gazans refuse to lose hope, set up woodwork business

By Abdullah Saad

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A pair of young, disabled Gazan men have refused to surrender to despair and are using their creativity to run a workshop that manufactures wooden decorations.

SE ASIA & PACIFIC

CHINA

BEIJING – Around 158,000 people evacuated as southeast China braces for Typhoon Soudelor, expected to disrupt air and train transportation.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Former South Korean first lady snubbed by North Korean leader despite making four-day trip to reclusive state.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Gatherings to mark the anniversary of the Aug. 8, 1988 student uprising against former dictator Ne Win's regime.