Lord Tu'ilakepa, the former speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, is to appear at the Fasi Magistrates' Court on charges relating to illegal firearms, illegal ammunition and illicit drugs.
China:
Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, wraps up talks with Beijing judiciary
South Korea:
Officials in Seoul to decide whether captured Somali pirates should be taken back to Seoul when the Samho Jewellery arrives at the Omani port of Muscat.
Vietnam:
State power utility EVN to open its emergency reservoirs to supply 2.72 billion cubic meters of water to irrigate rice fields as water levels in the Northern region dip drastically. [30% down on this time last year – sluice gates at three reservoirs - Hoa Binh, Thac Ba, and Tuyen Quang to be opened gradually]
Mongolia:
Five-day Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum annual meeting concludes
India:
Nepalese President Dr Ram Baran Yadav is all set to embark on visit to India
Kyrgyzstan:
The prime minister and Cabinet members will be sworn in in front of President Roza Otunbayeva at a parliament session
Kyrgyzstan:
Armed forces hold command-and-staff anti-terror exercises (-12 Feb)
Turkey:
2011 Winter Universiade or World Student Games (to Feb. 6).
Syria:
Postponed Visit by French National Assembly (lower house) speaker Bernard Accoyer delayed indefinitely due to volatility in the region, particularly in Lebanon
Jordan:
King to deliver political speech about the internal affairs and economic and political challenges facing the country
Egypt:
Watching developments after police clashed with protesters in Cairo and Suez for second day yesterday; opposition leader Muhammad al-Baradai expected to arrive in Egypt today
Sudan:
President Umar al-Bashir hosts meeting on contested oil-rich region of Abyei following referendum on South Sudan's independence
Tunisia:
Reshuffle of interim government expected in bid to end continuing protests
Tunisia:
Teachers go on strike calling for dissolution of interim government
Morocco:
Doha Aboutabit and her French husband, Khalid Etefia, go on trial accused of helping Aboutabit's brother to go to Iraq to "commit acts of terrorism"
Morocco:
Four trade unions go on strike, hold protest outside Ministry of Modernisation of Public Sector against "unfair decrees"
18th Session of the African Union Executive Council (to Jan. 28).
Kenya:
Visit by Christian Wenaweser, president of Assembly of Rome Statute states, which set up International Criminal Court; follows controversy which erupted after ICC accused six prominent Kenyans of being behind violence that followed December 2007 election; first day of two
Nigeria:
Trial of Charles Okah and others accused of terrorist offences begins in Abuja
Nigeria:
Trial begins for Charles Okah and others accused in October 1 dual car bombing that killed at least 12 people in Nigeria's capital.
Nigeria:
International summit on climate change and food security in Nigeria, organized by the Agriculture Graduates Association of Nigeria (AGAN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment.
Belarus:
Parliament approves cabinet nominated by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka following re-election in December
Austria:
European Gas Conference continues in Vienna (-28); supporters of rival major European pipeline projects including Nabucco, South Stream and White Stream taking part
Austria:
Tentative: Next court hearing in extradition of Croatian former PM Ivo Sanader takes place in Vienna
Hungary:
Demonstration against new media law takes place in Hungary; rallies expected in Budapest, Szeged, Pecs, Gyula [the law in question creates powers to monitor and fine the media. It creates the National Media and Communications Authority to keep watch on private and public media outlets]
Germany:
Trial of RAF terrorist Verena Becker over murder of federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback in 1977 resumes in Stuttgart
Switzerland:
Second Day of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011.
Belgium:
Turkish EU affairs minister visits European Commission in Brussels
Belgium:
Russia-NATO Council meets in Brussels at level of chiefs of general staff and envoys (-29)
Belgium:
Ukrainian Chief of General Staff Hryhoriy Pedchenko takes part in NATO Military Committee meeting, agenda includes missions to Kosovo, Afghanistan; last day of two
Belgium:
Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev visits Brussels for talks with EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton on bilateral, multilateral cooperation and regional issues
France:
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso meets French Defence minister Alain Juppe (0930)
UK:
The Iraq Inquiry into the Iraq war is scheduled to continue with its hearings in the QEII conference centre. Witness for today will be at 14:00 Admiral The Lord Boyce, Chief of the Defence Staff, 2001 to 2003.
UK:
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits (-29)
Cuba:
University students will hold the annual "March of Torches" at the steps of the University of Havana
UN:
UN mediator in the name talks between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, will meet with countries' representatives - Zoran Jolevski and Adamantios Vassilakis
US:
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti visits for talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon; final day
US:
Economic Council of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation led by Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Cote d'Ivoire post-election crisis expected to be discussed
US:
President Barack Obama meets with his national security team for his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the White House Situation Room
US:
Barack Obama gives press conference and answers questions from the public via YouTube (Questions can be submitted at YouTube.com/askobama or by using the hashtag #askobama on Twitter)
US:
US Senate homeland security committee debates Fort Hood attack in Washington
Ecuador:
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez meets Ecuador's Rafael Correa at the Ecuador-Venezuela Presidential Meeting to discuss bilateral projects.
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