What's Happening Today - Sunday 14 November

Japan: 

Two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit wraps-up in Yokohama, attended by world leaders; US President Barack Obama meets Russia's Dmitriy Medvedev today 

Japan:

Nobel Peace laureates gathered in Hiroshima expected to announce a declaration that urges for "a world without nuclear weapons" at the closing ceremony of the Peace Summit.

Japan:

Taiwan's APEC delegation holds a news conference (0730) before taking a flight back.

China: 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, India's S. M. Krishna, China's Yang Jiechi attend 10th meeting of Russian, Indian and Chinese foreign ministers in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province; previous such meeting held in India in October 2009 

Thailand: 

Opposition Red Shirt protesters from United Front For Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) rally for second day in Bangkok to mark six months since shooting of rogue Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol; he was shot in May as he backed anti-government protesters in Bangkok

Myanmar:

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expected to address supporters in Rangoon

Bangladesh: 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concludes visit for talks on trade, investment

Bangladesh:

Bangladesh oppsition party BNP [Bangladesh Nationalist Party] has announced to enforce a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal [general strike]

India:

India Economic Summit held in New Delhi; focuses on inclusive social, economic progress (-16) 

Nepal: 

Royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) holds nationwide protest demanding faster work on new constitution, improved security (-15)

Russia:

Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'd-al-Din al-Hariri, Defence Minister Ilyas al-Murr, Foreign Minister Ali Husayn al-Shami begin two-day visit

Russia: 

Rally held in Zhukovskiy, outside Moscow, in protest against plans to cut down parts of local forest; earlier, public outcry halted plans to build motorway through Khimki Forest, also near Moscow, which was seen as major climb-down by Kremlin

Iran: 

Memorial services held in Tehran, Zahedan, Kerman, Esfahan and Qom (-15) to honour victims of Israel's attack on Gaza aid flotilla on 31 May

Iraq:

Watching after legal mechanism was found to lift a ban of Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc political leaders in exchange for acceptance for participating in a partnership government led by Nuri al-Maliki. 

Kuwait:

Following up after the central bank of Kuwait called on the country's banks, investment companies and money exchange firms to implement UN sanctions against Iran, freezing assets and financial resources related to Iran's "sensitive" nuclear programs or activities

Saudi Arabia: 

Hajj begins, culminating on Day of Arafat (15); followed by Id al-Adha festival (16-19) 

Egypt:

Final list of candidates running in 28 November parliamentary elections to be announced

Egypt:

Coptic Church holds celebrations marking the Pope Shenuda’s thirty-ninth accession anniversary, held at Bishop Bishuy's Monastery in Al-Naturn Valley amid tight security

Sudan:

According to UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM, voter registration in Southern Sudan ahead of next year's independence referendum; earlier delayed several times, casting doubt on whether referendum will be held as scheduled on 9 January 2010

Nigeria:

Nigeria's military told “law-abiding citizens” to immediately leave the Delta region as it threatened to carry out raids against camps of criminal gangs. Chief of Defence Staff Oluseyi Petinrin stated that militant criminal acts in the camps raised concerns and will no longer be tolerated.

Guinea: 

Tentative date for Independent Electoral Commission to announce provisional results from presidential run-off held on 7 November 

Ukraine: 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission continues visit to discuss first review of stand-by loan programme (-15) 

Greece:

Second round of municipal and regional elections.

France:

Following as French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his government resigned ahead of a long-planned Cabinet reshuffle. President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted the resignation and will announce new cabinet today or tomorrow.

UN:

World Diabetes Day.

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