What's Happening Today - Sunday 5 December

Wikileaks: 

Further secret documents to be released by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks; China is new focus of disclosures

Hong Kong:

Protest march demanding release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo expected.

Thailand:

Nation celebrates 83th birthday of King Bhumipol; major festive events

India: 

French President Nicholas Sarkozy visits (-7); scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today

Afghanistan:

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani wraps up two-day visit to Afghanistan at the invitation of President Hamed Karzai.

Turkmenistan: 

Local elections 

Iraq:

Baghdad has postponed again holding first full census since '87. Iraq's first complete census in 23 years is expected to determine how many Iraqis live abroad and how many have been forced to move within Iraq in seven years of war.

Turkey:

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits Turkey (to Dec. 6). Abbas is scheduled to meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss the latest developments in the region as well as stalled peace talks with Israel.

Bahrain: 

Regional security summit Manama Dialogue concludes 

Israel:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene weekly meeting of his cabinet.

Egypt: 

Second round of parliamentary election; main opposition parties boycott poll alleging first round on 28 November was rigged

Ethiopia: 

Addis Ababa hosts UN-sponsored International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA); over 10,000 delegates from around world participate (-8) 

South Africa: 

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP17) continues in Durban; heads of state, government officials, businessmen, others in attendance (-9)

Ivory Coast: 

Watching developments as the African Union (AU) is sending former South African president Thabo Mbeki to negotiate a solution to the conflict caused by the disputed presidential vote 

Poland:

2nd round of municipal elections.

Kosovo: 

Campaigning for 12 December snap parliamentary election begins

Mexico: 

UN climate change summit continues in Cancun amid low expectations of significant progress (-10)

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