New Zealand:Full military funeral for New Zealander killed in Afghanistan by United States unmanned droneAustralia:Second day of mediation talks in Queensland between federal government representatives and lawyers of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef; he was wrongly detained and had his visa cancelled in 2007 over disproved link to Glasgow airport bomb plot Japan: Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh visits for talks with Prime Minister Naoto Kan (-23)China: Beijing hosts Third EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue; EU represented by European Commission Vice-President JoaquAlmunia (competition), commissioners Olli Rehn (economic and monetary affairs), Karel De Gucht (trade) Cambodia: Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha visits to discuss border tensions, defence cooperationIndia:Authorities look into banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) are understood to have been fast regrouping under the banner of Popular Front of India (PFI), which they say an outfit that links the Naxal insurgency with Pakistani intelligence services India:Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev visits to attend annual bilateral summit with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; contract for joint development of hypersonic version of BrahMos cruise missile, other defence contracts expected to be signed Russia:Latvian President Valdis Zatlers wraps up first-ever official visit; agenda includes ethnic Russians' rights in Latvia Azerbaijan:Parliament ratifies a treaty on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey. Georgia:Communists gather to mark the 131st birth anniversary of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin at his hometown of Gori.Iran:Looking for reaction as Ahmadinejad appoints Farahnaz Torkestani as vice president and the head of the National Youth Movement, Mehrdad Bazrpash as presidential adviser on social affairs Turkey:The 11th Heads of State and Government Summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is being held in Istanbul (President Asif Ali Zardari will lead the Pakistan delegation to the summit)Saudi Arabia: Reaction as Riyadh says it expects to spend 580 billion riyals ($155 billion) in 2011, anticipating a budget deficit of 40 billion riyals, the Saudi Finance Ministry said. The budget will center on education, health and infrastructure projects. Israel:Lawrence Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense under Caspar Weinberger, meets foreign correspondents to make case for releasing US spy Jonathan Pollard. 1100 GMT.Egypt:Arab justice and interior ministers meet at Arab League headquarters in Cairo Sudan:A tripartite summit bringing together the president of the republic, FM Umar al-Bashir, Egyptian President Husni Mubarak and Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi in Khartoum.Libya:Two South Koreans to appear for a court hearing on charges of violating the country's religious law (sic)
Guinea:Gen Sekouba Konate steps down as newly-elected President Alpha Conde inaugurated South Africa:Last day at the Youth and Students Festival in Pretoria, dedicated to Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela, with delegations from 109 nations. Ivory Coast:Following developments as Nigeria offers refuge to Laurent Gbagbo, who is refusing to step down as president following disputed electionsCyprus:President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu meet again ahead of significant talks in Geneva on 26th January Greece:Austerity budget for 2011 goes before parliament Hungary:European Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi to speak at a conference organized by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - 0730 GMT
Czech Republic:The lower house of parliament to hold a session. No confidence vote against the government on the schedule.Bosnia:A verdict for a group of Bosnian Serb ex-policemen took part in the execution of 200 non-Serbs in central Bosnia during the 1992-95 war.
Macedonia:Premier Milo Djukanovic will resign from his postBelarus:CIS countries to hold talks on the free trade zone agreement.
Holland:Dutch Parliament upper house votes on 2011 Tax Law. US:Release of data from the 2010 Census, with implications for redrawing electoral boundariesUS:Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is due to vote on so called "net neutrality" rules and determine whether to allow high-speed Internet providers to block or slow information or charge websites for a "fast lane" to reach users more quickly.
Czech Republic:The lower house of parliament to hold a session. No confidence vote against the government on the schedule.Bosnia:A verdict for a group of Bosnian Serb ex-policemen took part in the execution of 200 non-Serbs in central Bosnia during the 1992-95 war.
Macedonia:Premier Milo Djukanovic will resign from his postBelarus:CIS countries to hold talks on the free trade zone agreement.
Holland:Dutch Parliament upper house votes on 2011 Tax Law. US:Release of data from the 2010 Census, with implications for redrawing electoral boundariesUS:Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is due to vote on so called "net neutrality" rules and determine whether to allow high-speed Internet providers to block or slow information or charge websites for a "fast lane" to reach users more quickly.
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