China:
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo told Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa to make a "wise political resolution" and immediately release the Chinese fishermen and fishing boat Japan's coast guard seized September 7 in waters off the Diaoyu Islands
Afghanistan:
Following up after twenty people were killed in a clash with Tajikistan border guards along the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Kazakhstan:
Shanghai Cooperation Organization continues antiterrorism command and staff exercises Peace Mission - 2010; more than 5,000 servicemen from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan participate (-25)
Armenia:
NATO disaster response exercise Armenia 2010 held in city of Arzni (-17); NATO, partner countries participate, including Turkey which has closed border, strained relations with Armenia
Iran:
Chinese Railways Minister Liu Zhijun visits to clinch deal on construction of segment of railway linking China with Mediterranean through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
Turkey:
Referendum on constitutional amendments proposed that would restrict powers of judiciary and military; critics say changes designed to strengthen position of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP); government says reforms will make Turkey more democratic
Iraq:
The al-Iraqiya List has refused to hold any negotiations with the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) or the State of Law Coalition (SLC) if they insist on pursuing the post of prime minister. Jamal al-Karbuli, a leading figure in the al-Iraqiyah List, said his group would only negotiate with the political blocs that won in the elections as independent blocs and not as alliances.
Libya:
Leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi visits northern city of Benghazi to mark Id al-Fitr and 41st anniversary of his coming to power; expected to deliver speech which will be broadcast via flat screens across city
Rwanda:
French judges probing 1994 assassination of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana arrive to find out who shot down his official jet; attack considered to have triggered Rwandan
South Africa:
Navies of South Africa, India, Brazil continue trilateral military exercises off Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, codenamed IBSAMAR (India Brazil South Africa Maritime Exercises)
Greece:
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou holds news conference on sidelines of international trade fair in Thessaloniki, following previous day's economic policy speech
Serbia:
Serbia's war crimes prosecutor has charged nine former paramilitary fighters with killing more than 40 civilians during the war in Kosovo. The nine are accused of looting, intimidation, rape and murder, all with the intent of driving ethnic Albanian civilians from their homes.
Finland:
"Largest-ever" military exercises continue, involving United States, nine EU countries (-24)
NATO:
Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged full support for a proposed defensive anti-ballistic missile "shield," which he hopes will be accepted in November at a summit of members in Lisbon, promising new SM-3 missiles along the Russian border.
Canada:
World Energy Congress in Montreal, attended by energy executives (-16)
US:
Follow up after President Barack Obama called on Israel to extend a freeze on all Jewish colonies in the West Bank
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