Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday Jan. 20, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



KUTAHYA/USAK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial congress meetings of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in western Kutahya and Usak provinces.



KUTAHYA - Erdogan to also attend opening ceremony of a factory.



ZONGULDAK/BILECIK - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend provincial congress meetings of AK Party in northwestern Bilecik and in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak.



UNITED STATES



WASHINGTON - Monitoring developments on federal government's partial shutdown.



SYRIA



IDLIB - Monitoring ongoing regime airstrikes and artillery attacks on civilians in Syria, especially in Idlib province.



SPECIAL REPORT:



Pakistan: Police killing of Pashtun youth draw protests



By Amir Latif



KARACHI, Pakistan - The killing of an aspiring male model in a police shootout in the restive port city Karachi has sparked outcry on social media and angry protests in several parts of the country. -