Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following developments in Turkey's ongoing Operation Peace Spring east of Euphrates River in northern Syria.

AZERBAIJAN



BAKU - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend seventh Summit of the Turkic Council.

BAKU - Erdogan to attend reception hosted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council, which consists of EU foreign ministers, to gather.

KAZAKHSTAN

NURSULTAN - Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan to attend 2019 World Cancer Leaders' Summit.



US



WASHINGTON - Monitoring repercussions of Trump administration's sanctions on Turkey over its anti-terror operation in northeastern Syria.



WASHINGTON - The Hudson Institute to hold discussion on 'After the Syrian pullback: What next for US Middle East Policy'.

UK

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.



LONDON - Hate crime in England and Wales, 2018/19 statistics to be revealed.



GERMANY



BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues.

MOZAMBIQUE

MAPUTO - Mozambique to hold presidential, provincial and legislative polls amid fears of violence on election day.

RWANDA

KIGALI - Rwanda to celebrate International Rural Women's Day.

GUINEA

CONAKRY - Following opposition protest against constitutional review.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release unemployment statistics for July, and retail trade and turnover statistics for August.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce central government budget balance table for September.

ANKARA - Technology and Industry Ministry to reveal statistics of investment incentives for August.

SPORT

SEOUL - World Cup qualifying football match between North and South Korea in Pyongyang.

SPECIAL REPORT



Legal parallel: Pakistani gurdwara versus India's Babri mosque

By Iftikhar Gilani



Nestled in the crowded Landa Bazaar, known for selling used articles in Pakistan's historic city of Lahore, is a two-storey white building with a small dome and a Sikh religious flag Nishan Sahib fluttering next to it. Though, hardly anyone visits it, a Sikh priest takes out holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib and recites it daily, before putting it back in a special room.

SPECIAL REPORT



Freeing Cameroon's separatists 'good gesture': Expert



By Felix Tih and James Tasamba



Cameroon President Paul Biya's decision to order the release of separatists and opposition leader earlier this month aimed at politically appeasing the English community in the Central African country, experts say.



SPECIAL REPORT



'Torture, detention of children adds rage in Kashmir'

By Nusrat Sidiq



A 10th class student Afaan, spent a fortnight in a prison in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, after police booked him under a stringent Public Safety Act. He was charged of protesting against Indian decision of revoking the special status to the region. -