Fiji: Fiji military leader Voreqe Bainimarama said China was the one country that understands the reforms he is trying to implement. Fiji needs infrastructure, water and electricity, and Australia, New Zealand and America will not provide help, he stated.
China: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Laksman Peiris holds question and answer session on terrorism at China's Institute for International studies. Sri Lanka and China have been moving closer together following western criticism of Sri Lanka's rights record.
Pakistan: A second wave of floods passing through southern Punjab today, will reach Guddu Barrage on August 13. Pakistan’s Meteorological Department warned of floods in Hyderabad district, which could spread further devastation in Sindh, and issued a “significant” flood forecast for Kalabagh and Chashma. Initial rough estimates show that losses of Rs 35 billion, excluding crops, have been incurred in Sindh. In Muzaffargarh, over 450 villages from Daira Deen Panah to Basera have been destroyed by the floods. The flood has so far displaced 500,000 people in the district. Heavy rains were expected in Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sindh and Islamabad from August 14 and 15
Russia: Monitoring fire/ smog developments. Should be aware of possibility that radio-active particles in the smog as regions that were infected by Chernobyl burn.
Russia: Opposition holds "Day of Wrath" outside Moscow city hall demanding resignation of city authorities over their handling of the heat wave and smog (Russian news agency Interfax)
Russia: Tenth anniversary of loss of nuclear submarine Kursk with crew of 118 in Barents Sea; then President Vladimir Putin was widely criticized for his handling of the incident at the time, as he has been now for poor handling of forest fires
Iran: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed former Guardian Council lawyer Gholam-Hossein Elham to be his legal adviser, Fars News Agency reported
Iran: About 6,000 employees and 114 companies have been transferred out of Tehran, according to Tehran Governor-General Morteza Tamaddon. He said the transfer is intended to help Tehran reduce its number of residents to 9 million people. In a plan ratified by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 150,000 people will have to leave Tehran each year to reach the population goal. Currently, 18,000 people have registered for the transfer.
Turkey: Ankara will support sales by Turkish companies of petroleum products to Iran despite sanctions on Tehran, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said. Plans by Turkey and Iran for the joint construction of power plants with a total capacity of 6,000 megawatts will continue and a planned gas pipeline between Iran and Turkey by private Turkish company SOM Petrol will supply Europe and Turkey with natural gas
Kuwait: Washington plans to sell as many as 209 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) interceptors valued at up to $900 million to Kuwait in order to counter missile threats from Iran
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak meets with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest issues concerning the direct talks and peace process.
Egypt: Government begins installing new radio transmitters across Cairo's mosques linked to one mosque in central Cairo from which the call to prayer will be made daily.
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that Ethiopia will continue to build dams over the next five years regardless of opposition to the projects. He also said the some Egyptian authorities are attempting to use the Ogaden National Liberation Front and opposition Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy for their own ends.
Chad: France is willing to consider a request by Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno for France to pay for the continuation of the Epervier military operation in Chad, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said
Nigeria: National executive committee of ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) meets to make final decision on arrangements for zoning, key principle in Nigerian politics whereby PDP rotates office of president between Muslim north and Christian south.
Senegal: Brazil's Centre for International Relations is hosting a seminar on Brazilian and Chinese investments in Africa.
Ukraine: Foreign debt has hit a critical level, at $40 billion, or 36 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Tigipko said, making it almost impossible to service the debt, and will approach a situation similar to Greece, Romania and Hungary, and inflation will follow, with a devaluation of the hryvnya.
Romania: President Traian Basescu said he feels officials should rethink the country’s euro adoption timeline because the country has not resolved its structural deficit issues, Mediafax reported.
Macedonia: NATO ambassador Martin Trenevski said NATO is inflicting "political and economic aggression" by giving support to Greece in the long-raging dispute between Macedonia and its rival neighbor.
UK: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh visits UK to discuss antiterrorism efforts and maritime piracy with British PM.
UN: International Youth Day.
Suriname: Suriname swears in Desi Bouterse as the country's new president. Bouterse is a former military strongman and convicted cocaine smuggler who previously sezied power in two coups.
Guatemala: President Alvaro Colom said his government faces a budget deficit and only has enough funds "for a couple of months," La Hora reported
US: The United States will take Russia's export potential on the world grain market when an export embargo comes into force on August 15, Russian Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik told Ekho Moskvy radio station
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