hina:Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev begins visit (-28 Sep) during which will meet counterpart Hu Jintao, other leaders; also visits Soviet WWII war memorial in Dalian, Russian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo China:Cuban Vice-President Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz continues visit (-1 Oct)Philippines:Revisit as the Philippines marks one year after Typhoon Ketsana, one of the country's worst disasters. It triggered the heaviest flooding in decades, killing more than 300 and displacing thousands, and raising questions about the government's ability to respond. Russia:Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is ready to consider different forms of cooperation with NATO, including cooperation under the Collective Security Treaty Organization, to tackle the Afghan drug threat Indonesia:Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) holds "discussion" in Jakarta on establishing caliphate - single state for all Muslims worldwide - based on Islamic law; one of HTI's central aims Nepal:Congress makes eighth attempt to choose between Ram Chandra Poudel of Nepali Congress and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda in vote for prime minister; widely predicted as being unlikely to result in choosing candidate as Terai parties decided yesterday to join Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M) in abstaining Iraq:Following up after Iyad Allawi, head of Iraq's largest political coalition, has ruled out participating in any new government headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.Yemen:Two intelligence agents were killed and eight others wounded in an attack northeast of Sanaa, Xinhua reported, near the Al-Eyman University. Israel:Ten-month partial freeze on settlement building in West Bank expires this evening; Palestinians have threatened to walk out of newly-revived peace talks if construction resumes; Israeli government has been urged to renew freeze by US President Barack Obama, Egyptian President Husni Mubarak and others but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already said will not renew Somalia:Looking for reaction after Somali Islamist group Ahlu Sunna Waljamaah (ASWJ) has withdrawn from the Transitional Federal Government. ASWJ spokesman Sheikh Abdullahi Sheikh Abu Yusuf accused the administration of planning to abolish it and called for a reconciliation conference. Central African Republic:Electoral Census held in preparation for polls (- 20 Oct)Algeria:Council of chiefs of staff of Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger takes place in Tamanrasset; to review actions undertaken in implementation of 2009 joint strategy to fight terrorism and organized crime; meanwhile, search continues for seven nuclear industry workers - five French, a Togolese and a Madagascan - kidnapped in Niger and held by “Al-Qa'idah in Islamic Maghreb “ Ukraine:Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov said that Kiev may consider imposing grain export restrictions this year since severe summer drought has caused a reduction in production of grains, Kyodo reported. (NB The production of grain this year was limited to 38 million tons, 12 million tons less than the previous year.) Germany:Opposition centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) hold annual congress in BerlinFrance:Mahmud Abbas visits (-27); holds talks with counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy (27); visit comes as Israel is due to announce whether it will extend moratorium on construction in occupied Palestinian territories EU:European Commission officials are worried about the fragility of three regional banks in Germany, Der Spiegel reported. A letter from the commission expresses concerns about the threat that WestLB, BayernLB and HSH Nordbank could pose to market stability. UN:World Heart Day.Venezuela:Parliamentary election; leftist Patria Para Todos (PPT) party hopes to make impact, says offers alternative to government and traditional conservative opposition UK:Britain's Labour party holds its annual conference (to Sept. 30).
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