South Korea:Joint Chiefs of Staff have planned an extensive firing exercise in 29 regions in the waters surrounding South KoreaChina:A total of 42 suspected triad members will appear at one Hong Kong magistrate’s court to face charges of their alleged involvement with the Wo Shing Wo gang. Malaysia:Amnesty International releases report on torture by caning in Malaysia.
India:French President Nicholas Sarkozy meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Sri LankaSupreme Court is expected to give a ruling on the validity of the court martial hearings against failed presidential election candidate and former army general, Sarath Fonseka Russia:Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to attend the congress of United Russia party.Russia:Anatoliy Yurov's funeral will take place at 10 o'clock at the Mashkinskiy cemetery in Khimki, the latest Russian journalist critical of government to die in mysterious circumstance. (NB Yurov was editor in chief of the opposition newspaper Grazhdanskoye Soglasiye. He had recently appeared on NTV saying how criminalized the town of Khimki was. He had been stabbed at least ten times in recent years) Iran:The head of the Tehran University and Medical University Students Basij Organization launches rallies to protest against the US, Israel and the UK in regard to the death of the nuclear scientist Majid Shahryari. Starts with a commemoration ceremony in the university mosque UAE:Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers at annual summit (to Dec. 7). Security issues top the agenda, including the threat from the demographic stresses stemming from vast immigration into the GCC countries. Turkey:Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani starts a four-day visit that includes meetings with both Erodgan and Gul.Egypt:Vote counting continues after Sunday's parliamentary elections second round Egypt: Resort of Sharm-al Shaykh's beaches closed indefinitely following shark attack which killed German tourist; previous week four divers seriously injured by sharks; conservationists say may be swimming nearer to shore because of over fishing in Red Sea; attacks raise fears of loss of jobs and income in tourism industry as 3-4m people visit area annually Israel: Watching political developments in wake of massive forest fire in north that killed 41 people; brought under control yesterday after operation involving 20 countries including Turkey; government has been under criticism for its handling of crisis; Shas' spiritual leader Ovadya Yosef has said fire was punishment for breaking Sabbath Sudan: Voters' register for January 2011 independence referendum prepared to be published Sudan:Technical Brazilian committee is due to arrive in Khartoum, including specialists in the fields of trade, industry and finance, to settle the issue of the Brazilian debt to Sudan. Tunisia:A court in Tunisia set to rule in the case of former members of the banned Islamist Renaissance [Ennahda] Movement. Two of the defendants are former political prisoners, Ali El Harabi and Ali Farhat. They were charged with holding an unauthorised meeting, preparing a venue for it, helping to re-establish an illegal group [Ennahda] and raising funds without a licence (another defendent - Ali Ben Oun - who is a student suffering from epilepsy, said he was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at the Ministry of Interior in Tunis) Algeria: Trial of suspected perpetrators of twin suicide attacks against Supreme Court and UN refugee agency office on 11 December 2007, which killed some 41 people; responsibility was claimed by Al-Qa'idah in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM)
India:French President Nicholas Sarkozy meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Sri LankaSupreme Court is expected to give a ruling on the validity of the court martial hearings against failed presidential election candidate and former army general, Sarath Fonseka Russia:Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to attend the congress of United Russia party.Russia:Anatoliy Yurov's funeral will take place at 10 o'clock at the Mashkinskiy cemetery in Khimki, the latest Russian journalist critical of government to die in mysterious circumstance. (NB Yurov was editor in chief of the opposition newspaper Grazhdanskoye Soglasiye. He had recently appeared on NTV saying how criminalized the town of Khimki was. He had been stabbed at least ten times in recent years) Iran:The head of the Tehran University and Medical University Students Basij Organization launches rallies to protest against the US, Israel and the UK in regard to the death of the nuclear scientist Majid Shahryari. Starts with a commemoration ceremony in the university mosque UAE:Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers at annual summit (to Dec. 7). Security issues top the agenda, including the threat from the demographic stresses stemming from vast immigration into the GCC countries. Turkey:Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani starts a four-day visit that includes meetings with both Erodgan and Gul.Egypt:Vote counting continues after Sunday's parliamentary elections second round Egypt: Resort of Sharm-al Shaykh's beaches closed indefinitely following shark attack which killed German tourist; previous week four divers seriously injured by sharks; conservationists say may be swimming nearer to shore because of over fishing in Red Sea; attacks raise fears of loss of jobs and income in tourism industry as 3-4m people visit area annually Israel: Watching political developments in wake of massive forest fire in north that killed 41 people; brought under control yesterday after operation involving 20 countries including Turkey; government has been under criticism for its handling of crisis; Shas' spiritual leader Ovadya Yosef has said fire was punishment for breaking Sabbath Sudan: Voters' register for January 2011 independence referendum prepared to be published Sudan:Technical Brazilian committee is due to arrive in Khartoum, including specialists in the fields of trade, industry and finance, to settle the issue of the Brazilian debt to Sudan. Tunisia:A court in Tunisia set to rule in the case of former members of the banned Islamist Renaissance [Ennahda] Movement. Two of the defendants are former political prisoners, Ali El Harabi and Ali Farhat. They were charged with holding an unauthorised meeting, preparing a venue for it, helping to re-establish an illegal group [Ennahda] and raising funds without a licence (another defendent - Ali Ben Oun - who is a student suffering from epilepsy, said he was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at the Ministry of Interior in Tunis) Algeria: Trial of suspected perpetrators of twin suicide attacks against Supreme Court and UN refugee agency office on 11 December 2007, which killed some 41 people; responsibility was claimed by Al-Qa'idah in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM)
Ethiopia: UN-sponsored International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) continues in Addis Ababa (-8); over 10,000 delegates from around world taking part South Africa: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP17) continues in Durban (-9); heads of state, government officials, businessmen, others attending South Africa: Launch of print edition of new national daily newspaper The New Age expected; paper already launched online; owned by Gupta family who are close ANC and President Jacob Zuma alliesZimbabwe:President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai expected to hold meeting. South Africa: Trial of alleged murderers of white supremacist and leader of paramilitary Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) Eugene TerreblancheIvory Coast: Watching developments as former South African President Thabo Mbeki tries to break deadlock caused by incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara both claiming they won presidential election runoff Ukraine:The Ukrainian police dismantle the camp tent in central Kiev again. Protesting businessmen intend to stage another rally over tax.Belarus:All-Belarusian People's Meeting held in Minsk ahead of 19 December presidential election; President Alyaksandr Lukashenka expected to report on results of his current term, present programme for re-election Belarus:Naklyayew called on voters to come to his round-the-clock electioneering camp in front of the main entrance into Minsk's central railroad station at 1400 gmt - the first day of the all-Belarusian people's assembly Greece: Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki begins visit (-7); due to meet senior officials for talks on boosting ties Poland:Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to visit Poland, comes after a Duma resolution described the murder of over 22,000 Polish POWs in the spring of 1940 as a crime of Stalin's regime and the Soviet Union as a totalitarian state. Serbia:Serb Republic Investment and Credit Bank to resume issuing mortgages to prospective home-buyers after withdrawing credit for months.Croatia:Zagreb court to pass verdict in army truck purchase affair, involving former Defence Minister Roncevic Switzerland:European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, on behalf of UN Security Council and Germany, will hold talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on the Islamic state's nuclear programme (to Dec. 7). Switzerland:President Dervis Eroglu of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Chrisofias meet ahead of unification talks on 25 January 2011, chaired by Ban Ki-moon Germany: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Chancellor Angela Merkel chair Polish-German intergovernmental consultations in Berlin; EU budget high on agenda; talks start on Monday morning and end in early afternoon Belgium: European Development Days in Brussels (-7); major political discussion forum bringing together current and former heads of state and government from Europe and rest of world, high-level representatives of
governments, international organisations, NGOs, media and civil society Belgium: Malaysia-EU free trade agreement talks kick off in Brussels (-9); will include non-trade issues such as environment and sustainable development Belgium: Eurogroup finance ministers meet for talks Ireland crisis Belgium:Meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Troika in open format with the COEST Working Party.France: A Paris court delivers Concorde verdict after a four-month trial in Pontoise aimed at apportioning blame for the Jul 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde ended in May. (The crash, which killed 113 people, led to the grounding of the plane and ended the era of supersonic jet travel. The ruling could mean a hefty fine for United States carrier Continential Airlines and a suspended sentence for Henri Perrier, regarded as the father of the Concorde programme) UK:European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek visits United Kingdom.
UN:ICTY chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz's regular report arrives in UN seat where it will discussed at UNSC session Wikileaks: Watching for reaction to WikiLeaks latest releases of classified US government material; also following WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's efforts to keep publishing after several web companies dropped his site citing breach of their rules; in Sweden, prosecutor handling rape allegations against Assange yesterday denied charges politically motivated US:District Court begins trial in a lawsuit that questions whether anyone has a trademark or intellectual property right to the "Tea Party" name. Hundreds of groups call themselves part of the Tea Party movement whose name alludes to the 18th century U.S. revolt against tea taxes and British colonial rule. Tea Party is an acronym for the "Taxed Enough Already" party. US:Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese counterpart Seiji Maehara, South Korea's Kim Sung Hwan meet in Washington to discuss response to North Korea's shelling of South Korean island in November Mexico: UN climate change summit continues in Cancun amid low expectations of significant progress (-10) Cuba: South African President Jacob Zuma continues visit (-8)Colombia: Watching developments following yesterday's landslide in Medellin that buried up to 200 people
governments, international organisations, NGOs, media and civil society Belgium: Malaysia-EU free trade agreement talks kick off in Brussels (-9); will include non-trade issues such as environment and sustainable development Belgium: Eurogroup finance ministers meet for talks Ireland crisis Belgium:Meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Troika in open format with the COEST Working Party.France: A Paris court delivers Concorde verdict after a four-month trial in Pontoise aimed at apportioning blame for the Jul 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde ended in May. (The crash, which killed 113 people, led to the grounding of the plane and ended the era of supersonic jet travel. The ruling could mean a hefty fine for United States carrier Continential Airlines and a suspended sentence for Henri Perrier, regarded as the father of the Concorde programme) UK:European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek visits United Kingdom.
UN:ICTY chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz's regular report arrives in UN seat where it will discussed at UNSC session Wikileaks: Watching for reaction to WikiLeaks latest releases of classified US government material; also following WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's efforts to keep publishing after several web companies dropped his site citing breach of their rules; in Sweden, prosecutor handling rape allegations against Assange yesterday denied charges politically motivated US:District Court begins trial in a lawsuit that questions whether anyone has a trademark or intellectual property right to the "Tea Party" name. Hundreds of groups call themselves part of the Tea Party movement whose name alludes to the 18th century U.S. revolt against tea taxes and British colonial rule. Tea Party is an acronym for the "Taxed Enough Already" party. US:Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese counterpart Seiji Maehara, South Korea's Kim Sung Hwan meet in Washington to discuss response to North Korea's shelling of South Korean island in November Mexico: UN climate change summit continues in Cancun amid low expectations of significant progress (-10) Cuba: South African President Jacob Zuma continues visit (-8)Colombia: Watching developments following yesterday's landslide in Medellin that buried up to 200 people
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