ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014:
TURKEY
ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to attend his AK Party's provincial convention in central Anatolian province of Konya.
ISTANBUL
SPECIAL REPORTS:
Istanbul's explosive growth poses challenges: experts - By Burcu Arik
ISTANBUL
As the largest city in Turkey – an important industrial, commercial and cultural center in the region and a shoo-in for being one of the biggest 10 megacities in the world – Istanbul has a budget bigger than the GDPs of 80 countries including Albania, Macedonia and Armenia.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK -- Funeral for NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, one of the two police officers shot and killed on Dec. 20 while sitting in their patrol car.
Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Bill de Blasio are expected to attend.
BALKANS
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA -- Employees of corrupt Bosnian companies will continue march towards Croatian border
SOUTH EAST ASIA/PASIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL -- Two under construction nuclear reactors shut down after three workers at site in eastern Ulsan city lose lives apparently due to inhaling toxic gas
SEOUL -- Pyongyang accuses U.S. of cyber-attacks on its Internet as major North Korean websites still unstable for fifth day
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