ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015:
TURKEY
SPECIAL REPORTS
- No clear solution to global migrant crisis
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) – As the number of migrants seeking better lives in new countries grows rapidly, authorities around the world are struggling to find solutions -- and experts see no clear way forward.
- Major investors move money away from emerging markets
By Gokhan Kurtaran
LONDON (AA) – Major investors are moving funds away from emerging markets, as 'risk-off' environment prevails.
- Turkey: Hazelnut prices spur supplier controversy
By Bahattin Gonultas
ANKARA (AA) – A dispute over prices is raging among hazelnut producers.
EUROPE
SPECIAL REPORT
- What Greek elections mean for the bailout
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - The fall of the SYRIZA coalition government in Greece could delay implementation of the bailout deal with creditors in the short term, but it is also expected to provide a more stable political environment for economic reform in the long term, analysts told Anadolu Agency on Friday.
AMERICAS
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to receive briefing on UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Muslims mark anniversary of burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969.
SPECIAL REPORTS
- Palestinians fight back against settlers with sticks, flashlights
By Ali Abo Rezeg
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – Holding a small wooden stick in one hand and a flashlight in the other, Akram Tayser keeps an eye on the movements of Israeli settlers in the West Bank town of Kasra.
- South Africans debate gun laws as murders increase
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AA) – The killing of several police officers by armed gangs has sparked a debate in South Africa over the country’s gun laws, with the president now weighing in on the matter.
SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Koreas trade more threats and North issues border ultimatum after exchange of fire across demilitarized zone.
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH – NGOs pen letter calling on UN's Human Rights Council to adopt resolution addressing "serious human rights issues" in Cambodia, such as a lack of freedom of expression.
CHINA
BEIJING – Foreign Ministry demands Japan “make a clean break from militarism” after PM Shinzo Abe’s wife visits controversial shrine for Japan’s war dead.
