ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover on Friday Aug. 28, 2015:
TURKEY
ANTALYA - Foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to issue political and economic declaration in latest of series of meetings.
SPECIAL REPORT: Turkey’s innovative champions compete in global markets
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - There is a growing number of Turkish companies that can boast unique know-how, enabling them to compete in global markets.
SPECIAL REPORT: Istanbul Armenians preparing for new school
By Tuncay Kayaoglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Mesut Ozdemir has one month left to achieve his life-long dream: to open a new school for the Armenian community in Istanbul.
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen. Discussions expected to center on Europe’s refugee crisis.
FRANCE
MONACO - UEFA Europa League draw at 1.00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT).
SPECIAL REPORT: Greek caretaker prime minister takes office ahead of election
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou has been named prime minister in the caretaker government that will govern Greece until elections at the end of September -- she is the first woman ever to hold the post.
SPECIAL REPORT: Ukraine signs deal with creditors
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - Ukraine has reached an agreement with creditors to restructure its debt.
SPECIAL REPORT: Google fights back against EU antitrust charges
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) - Google is fighting back against European Commission antitrust charges, calling them "wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”.
MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORT: Kenya’s women-only village shelters victims of violence
By Magdalene Mukami
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - In Kenya’s northern plains lie a female-only village where no man is allowed to set foot.
SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR (AA) - Malaysian opposition parties offer talks on post-Razak government with ruling coalition as civil society group calls for anti-government demonstrations at weekend.
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Thai government optimistic over talks with separatist insurgents.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - North Korean leader fires officials, praises peaceful approach following Seoul deal.
