Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chairs National Security Council meeting with attendance of Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.

ANKARA - PM Yildirim meets Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

ANKARA - Youth and Sports Minister Akif Cagatay Kilic answers Anadolu Agency Editor's Desk's questions.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel meets French President Francois Hollande, EU Commission president and CEOs of 20 leading European companies for talks on economic situation in Europe.

FRANCE

PARIS - French President Hollande hosts Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Anastasiades for talks.

ISRAEL/PALESTINE

SPECIAL REPORT: Netanyahu rejects ‘2-state solution’: Palestine leader

By Abdel-Raouf Arnaout

NEW YORK (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to Anadolu Agency about dim prospects for peace with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel.

UGANDA

Ugandans using inner beauty to fight HIV/AIDS

By Halima Athumani

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – With local music blaring from loudspeakers, the audience cheers on as 20 young people -- both male and female -- take to the stage, showcasing their creative and casual fashion styles.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Junta shuts down event for Amnesty International’s release of report saying torture is ‘flourishing’ under military rule.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Dutch-led investigative team to release report on downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which Malaysia has said it is waiting for in order to ‘bring to justice those responsible’.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – New report has found that nearly half of women affected by land disputes in Cambodia have considered suicide, and that cases of domestic violence have also risen in wake of land conflicts.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Besiktas hosts Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in Vodafone Arena, Istanbul in UEFA Champions League Group B match.