What's Happening Today - Monday 8 November

Australia:

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary Gates and Stephen Smith will participate in AUSMIN

Japan:

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono, who had been recalled from the country to protest Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's visit to the disputed Southern Kuril Islands, has returned to Moscow.

China: 

Prime Minister David Cameron heads to China to join high-profile British trade delegation

Indonesia: 

Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir concludes campaign of nationwide protests against US President Barack Obama's upcoming visit (9-10) 

Mongolia:

Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul visits to meet President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, counterpart Luvsanvandan Bold, Chief of General Staff Gen. Tserendejid Byambajav; attends signature ceremony for military agreement (-12) 

India:

India hosts two-day ministerial meeting on climate aimed at clarifying rules on sharing future innovations and existing technologies involving contentious intellectual property rights (IPR) 

India: 

US President Barack Obama addresses parliament in Delhi  

Pakistan:

Meeting of Council for Common Interests (CCI) convened. Gilani attends

Azerbaijan:

Arif Hacili, head of the Musavat Party's apparatus, said that the bloc will issue a preliminary conclusion on the election results. The opposition plans to stage a rally in Baku on 9th November.

Iraq:

Chairman of Kurdistan negotiating delegation Rozh Nuri Shaways announces bloc leaders meetings to commence in Arbil; possibly to elect speaker

UAE: 

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu concludes visit after signing Memorandum of Understanding with UAE officials for establishment of Joint Cooperation Committee

UAE:

Following up after the United Arab Emirates has banned receiving shipments of cargo from Yemen, following the discovery of two improvised explosive devices found in air freight from the country 

Qatar: 

Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi wraps up visits 

Qatar: 

Doha hosts Interpol's annual General Assembly

West Bank:

Supreme Court of Justice commences case against the Cabinet over the decision of postponing the local elections. 

Gaza:

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will travel to Gaza to meet with Palestinian business leaders and visit development projects. Westewelle will not meet with officials from Hamas. 

Israel:

Culture Minister Limor Livnat announced that she would attend the opening of the new culture centre at the Israeli colony of Ari'el in the occupied West Bank, in response to author David Grossman and playwright Oded Kottler assesrtions that Ari'el is an illegal settlement according to international law and the Geneva Convention.

Egypt:

Shura council to convene 

Ukraine:

Looking for Russian reaction after Ukrainian navy's Ternopil corvette has departed its base in Sevastopol for duty with NATO's Joint Forces Command on the Active Endeavour counterterrorism operation

Central Africa Republic:

Proscribed dates for the submission of candidacies for the January 2011 legislative and presidential elections 

Ivory CoastL

Two leading opposition figures have agreed to form an alliance against President Laurent Gbagbo ahead of the runoff presidential election set for 21 November. Henri Konan Bedie, one of the opposition leaders, issued a statement asking voters, militants and his supporters to rally behind former International Monetary Fund official Alassane Ouattara's candidacy. 

Cyprus:

Presidents Eroglu and Khristofias to meet in the buffer zone in Cyprus to discuss property issue, opening new border crossings and establishment of a joint committee

Romania:

The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, is to pay a visit to Romania for talks on the Danube Strategy Summit 

Bulgaria:

Syrian President Bashar al-Asad visits; first visit of Syrian head of state for 24 years (-10) 

Italy: 

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visits to meets counterpart Franco Frattini, President Giorgio Napolitano; Davutoglu, Frattini deliver speeches at Meeting of Turkish-Italian Forum (-9) 

Austria:

Vienna Economic Forum - Top regional and Balkan officials gather.

Belgium:

After more than five months, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), led by Thijs Berman, will say whether the May elections in Ethiopia complied with national laws as well as international commitments and principles for elections subscribed by Ethiopia.

Belgium:

National Bank of Belgium experts are to submit to close examination the ideas of advocates of Flemish independence for strengthening regional autonomy which are being challenged by the French-speaking parties and the universities

Belgium:

Temporary ban on mail and air freight from Yemen ends.

UK:

Turkish President Abdullah Gul visits Britain.

UN:

Spokesman for UN chief said new round of talks between Rabat, Polisario Front on Western Desert to be held in New York 

US:

Netanyahu is expected to address the annual conference of The Jewish Federations of North America in New Orleans 

Brazil:

Brazil and other military allies, including United States, will stage military training off Brazil's northern coast.

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