Diary

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election rerun, Austrian Turks spoke out about their concerns in a poll that could see the far-right Freedom Party's candidate elected head of state.



AZERBAIJAN



BAKU- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Azarbaijani counterpart Elmar Memmedyarov and hold news conference.



SOUTH KOREA



SEOUL – Protest organizers expect crowds numbering 2 million to call for South Korean president's resignation in a sixth weekend of mass rallies.



MYANMAR



YANGON – Commission led by former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan continues visit to Rakhine State to meet leaders of both Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities in effort to probe recent deadly violence.



MALAYSIA



KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian foreign ministry responds to Myanmar calling for respect for non-interference by saying that ongoing "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya in western Myanmar threatens Southeast Asia's security and stability. -