Australia: Following up after NATO said it is facing a shortage of training instructors for Afghan forces and has begun sending hundreds of Afghans out of the country for training China: The World's biggest ever census kicks off across China, the world's most populous country. Foreigners, as well as residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, living or staying on the Chinese mainland will be included for the first time. China: The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon meets China's President Hu Jintao.
Malaysia: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expected to arrive Malaysia after leaving Cambodia. Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with German counterpart Guido Westerwelle. Lavrov will also hold talks with Admiral James Stavridis, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Russia: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits Kunashiri Island, one of the Russian-held Kuril Islands claimed by Japan; Medvedev is first Russian or Soviet leader to set foot on any of the islands off Hokkaido, which are called Northern Territories in Japan and Southern Kurils in Russia India: The ruling parties of India and China to hold talks aimed at strengthening “mutual trust between the two countries” – not known if border disputes and/or Maoist rebellion are on the agenda. India: Deadline for BlackBerry phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) to allow security agencies to access their encrypted data Pakistan: The relief given to the government in the National Reconciliation Ordinance [NRO implementation] case by the Supreme Court ends. Nepal: Nepali Congress [NC] parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel will attempt yet again to be voted in as prime minister for the 15th time! (The NC has turned down numerous calls from the UCPN [Unified Communist Party of Nepal] (Maoist) and CPN (UML) [Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)], which together form a majority in the house, to quit the "futile" election and sit for dialogue for a government of national unity) Tajikistan: State likely to begin programme of power rationing over the winter to less than 10 hours a day in rural areas, though Dushanbe and the district centres will not be affected. Turkmenistan: Government reopens border with Kazakhstan, closed on the 18th October
Iran: Meeting of the High Level Expert Group of the Economic Cooperation Organization [ECO] will be held in Tehran (NB ECO is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states. Currently ECO includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.) Iran: Greater Tehran Road Police have announced a campaign to reduce traffic by clearing roads of all vehicles that lack a technical certificate Turkey:
Lawyers of PKK imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan have been permitted to visit. Turkey: Ankara extends its mandate of the Central Kabul Command of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for one more year Iraq: Following up after a series of coordinated bombings took place in the Karada quarter of Baghdad. Special forces storm church after assailants held more than 20 people hostage inside a church, the majority women UAE: World Freezone Convention continues in Ra's al-Khaymah; speakers include UAE Crown Prince Sa'ud Bin-Saqr al-Qasimi, World Free Zone Convention Chairman, President of European Policy Forum Graham Mather (- 2 ) Yemen: Court case resumes of four Yemeni defendants of an alleged al-Qaida cell, said last week to “have revealed interesting information, including information about civilian and military targets” ahead of the printer ink-cartridge bombs. Yemen: Watching for further reaction as Yemeni investigators search for suspected bomb maker linked to Al-Qa'idah named as Ibrahim Hassan al-Aziri, wanted in connection with bombs found on cargo planes in UK and Dubai Israel: First international Homeland Security Conference held in Tel Aviv; interior ministers, mayors, police chiefs attend Somalia: First day on the job for new Somali PM Muhammad Abdullahi Muhammad who came to office following a vote of 297 out of 392 lawmakers. Uganda: President Museveni to launch his 2011 election campaign manifesto. There are seven candidates for the presidency. Ghana: Volta River Authority boss says spillage of Akosombo dam in eastern Ghana will stop, after several villages were flooded this month. Residents say earthquakes have become more common due to the added weight of the water within Lake Volta Nigeria: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins registration process for voters in the country for the 2011 general elections. Cyprus: President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot leader Dhimitrios Khristofias to meet. Hungary: From 1November and until 31 December 2011, the Hungarian government will not transfer to private pension funds private pension contributions paid by employees. This way, the government says, 30 billion forints will be left in the budget each month. Switzerland: The land-of-no-minarets hosts Muslim and Christian leaders as well as renowned scholars and interfaith practitioners at the Ecumenical Centre for an international consultation on Christian and Muslim concerns (to Nov. 4). Germany: Germans can start applying for a super-smart ID card that has raised many security concerns. France: Rumours growing that the seventy-one year old foreign minister Bernard Kouchner may announce his retirement. Brazil: Reaction as Dilma Rousseff of the ruling Workers' Party wins the presidential runoff election in Brazil, garnering 55.7 percent of the vote to opposition candidate Jose Serra's 44.3 percent UK: London Advisory Council for China opens for the first time. The advisory council, set up by the City of London Corporation and led by its Policy Chairman Stuart Fraser, aims to guide the City of London's engagement with China. (Members of the City's Advisory Council include Li Jiange, Chairman of China International Capital Corporation, Liu Mingkang, Chairman, China Banking Regulatory Commission and Ma Weihua, CEO of China Merchants Bank) UK: Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'd al-Hariri visits for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron US: Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) attends a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on Brewer's appeal of a ruling that put parts of Arizona's new immigration law on hold. Brewer wants the court to reverse the ruling that arose out of a lawsuit by the Justice Department. US: An agriscience professor from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) will attempt to drive over 800km in a hydrogen-powered 1994 Toyota Tercel. Dr. Cliff Ricketts’ Tercel is special due to the fact that it will be using solar power to extract hydrogen from an onboard water supply – in other words, it will be using the sun to create its own hydrogen fuel, i.e. a car that runs on water.
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