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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANTALYA – G20 summit officially enters its last day in Turkey’s coastal southern province of Antalya; Anadolu Agency is the event’s main photography distributor.

- World leaders to discuss financial regulation, international tax, anti-corruption and IMF reform under Enhancing Resilience session chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

- Following the session, a working launch will be held in which Antalya Action Plan will be approved.

- Erdogan to announce the summit's results in a press conference and to hold bilateral meetings.

- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to hold a press conference.

- U.S. President Barack Obama to hold a press conference following the summit and later depart from Antalya for Philippines.

SPECIAL REPORT

G20: No economic progress without security

by Bahattin Gonultas

ANTALYA (AA) – Speaking in the wake of the Paris attacks, world leaders at the G20 say greater security and stability is needed if the global economy is to grow.

Global stocks routed after Paris attacks

by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA (AA) – Asian stocks plunged on Monday, and European stock futures indicated similar action after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK – UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien to brief Security Council on latest humanitarian situation in Syria.

NEW YORK – UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein to speak at a political think-tank on Syria's humanitarian crisis. (MERITS)

EUROPE

GREECE

SPECIAL REPORT

Greece: Government, creditors close to bailout compromise

by Vasiliki Mitsiniotou

ATHENS (AA) – The Greek government and its European creditors are close to reaching a compromise agreement which would release much-needed bailout funds.

SOUTH ASIA

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL – Norwegian state secretary tells reporters in Kabul that Afghan refugees who arrive in his country via Russia will likely face deportation.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT

Spiraling inflation threatens Ugandan economy

by Halima Athumani

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Inflation risks posting a threat to African nation's economy.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia says will it perform extra background checks on all 3,000 Syrian refugees it has agreed to house in wake of Paris terror attack.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian opposition leader removed from national assembly prior to flying home to arrest warrant for defaming foreign minister.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Police to train students in local Islamic schools in policing in effort to forge ties with community and help battle insurgency in Muslim-dominated deep south.