What's Happening Today - Sunday 30 January

India: 

Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav on "goodwill visit" for talks with counterpart Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (-5 Feb) 

Kazakhstan:

Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva makes working visit for talks with counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev on socio-economic issues, prospects for cooperation

Kazakhstan:

Winter Asian Games begin with opening ceremony

Kyrgyzstan: 

Armed forces continue command-and-staff anti-terror exercises (-12 Feb)

Iran:

Majlis holds hearing to confirm acting Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in his post; President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad attends 

Turkey: 

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd starts visit for formal talks; meets Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu 

Syria:

US senator John Kerry in Syria.

Jordan:

Jordan's military court hears state witnesses in the trial of the Palestinian-born “mentor” of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and three others on charges of recruiting militants in Jordan to join a "terrorist organization" identified as the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Israel:

Weekly Israeli Cabinet session. Prime Minister's statement at opening.

Israel:

6th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference.

Egypt: 

Watching developments after President Hosni Mubarak appointed his first ever deputy and started to form new cabinet amid continuing antigovernment street protests 

Egypt:

Egypt's opposition parties will meet to discuss their ideas for Egypt's future

Egypt:

Following as 6000 prisoners said to have escaped the Abu Zaabel prison

Sudan: 

Preliminary referendum results expected to be announced; final results expected on 14 February 

Tunisia: 

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of banned Islamist movement Ennahdha, expected to return home from London after more than 20 years in exile 

Ethiopia: 

African Union heads of state hold 16th summit in Addis Ababa; expected to discuss political crises in Egypt, Tunisia, Somalia, Ivory Coast; Kenya likely to bring up issue of withdrawal from International Criminal Court after it accused six prominent Kenyans of being behind violence that followed December 2007 election; French President Nicolas Sarkozy also attends (-31) 

Switzerland: 

World Economic Forum in Davos concludes 

Haiti: 

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits for talks with President Rene Preval on disputed first round of presidential election, cholera epidemic, post-quake reconstruction 

UN:

World Leprosy Day is marked

Canada: 

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina starts visit (-5) 

US:

Defence Department submits an; annual report to Congress on the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

US:

Human Rights Watch publishes report on torture in Egypt

Mexico:

Pacific coast state of Guerrero holds gubernatorial elections, featuring two cousins running against each other.

Argentina:

Brazilian president arrives for talks with counterpart in Buenos Aires

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