Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith will host their United Kingdom counterparts Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox at the third Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial (AUKMIN) consultations
Japan:
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych visits, meets Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Emperor Akihito
South Korea:
Military drills on Yeonpyeong Island
Taiwan:
Live-fire surface-to-air and air-to-air missile tests held at Jiupeng base on Taiwan's southeast coast
Hong Kong:
Fourth Asian Financial Forum concludes
Vietnam:
Ruling Communist Party continues five-yearly national congress, where country's new leadership will be selected (-20)
India:
Russian officials arrive to discuss various aspects of the UN, including reforms, which may lead to India becoming permanent member of Security Council
Azerbaijan:
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze visits
UAE:
Abu Dhabi hosts World Future Energy summit, attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (-20)
UAE:
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues visit (-19)
Turkey:
Diyarbakir court resumes trial of Kurdish mayors and politicians; defendants reiterated request for permission to address court in Kurdish language; 32 international delegations attend trial
Qatar:
Argentinean President Christina Kirchner continues regional tour with "political and commercial" agenda (-22)
Yemen:
Following as top security officer Colonel Atiq al-Amri killed by suspected al-Qaida rebels in Shabwa province
Jordan:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to visit Jordan and Palestine (to Jan. 19).
Lebanon:
Retired Brigadier-General Fayez Karam goes on trial on charges of spying for Israel
Lebanon:
POSTPONED President Michael Sulayman was to hold parliamentary consultations on new premier following collapse of unity government last week; delayed until 24 January to allow parties "more time to decide on candidates"
Sudan:
Following as Sudanese security forces arrest opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi at his home ... again
Algeria:
Another two Algerians attempted to set themselves on fire, a Ghardaia man suffering a chronic illness was hospitalized with burns after setting himself on fire in a dispute over medical costs. Passersby in Mascara stopped a fishmonger who tried to set himself on fire using gasoline.
TENTATIVE Eight-member UN team is likely to arrive in Nigeria for three-day visit to look into illegal arms shipment from Iran, which was intercepted in October
Nigeria:
The Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja will resume the trial of four suspects, including Charles Okah, concerning the Oct. 1, 2010, bombings in Abuja.
Senegal:
An 18-member coalition of unions will organize a protest against the high cost of living.
Ivory coast
Ouattara calls for renewed general strike until Gbagbo steps down.
Mali:
ECOWAS has a standby troubleshooting force of 6,500 soldiers, which officials have said could be ready to deploy in Ivory Coast. Mali hosts meeting to fine-tune the logistics of any operation
Greece:
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a state visit following yesterday’s trip to Cyprus
Belarus:
Russian oil deliveries to Belarus will likely resume by this date, according to the head of Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft Nikolai Tokarev.
Poland:
After criticising Russian investigation into plane crash that killed the president, Sejm's Defence Committee will, most likely, reject report formerly
Belgium:
EU Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) Meeting.
France:
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso answers the questions of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
UK:
Iraq Inquiry holds final public evidence sessions, through Feb. 4, with witneses including former prime minister Tony Blair.
Cuba:
Pretrial jurisdictional hearing in military commissions case against Noor Uthman, Sudanese detainee at Guantanamo accused of being an al-Qaida weapons instructor.
US:
Chinese President Hu Jintao visits the United States (to Jan. 21).
US:
China clean energy forum (to Jan. 19).
US:
Iraqi immigrant Faleh Hassan Almaleki goes on trial on charges of killing his 20-year-old daughter because he believed she had become too Westernized.
Venezuela:
The names of Venezuelan political opposition legislators leading legislative commissions will be officially announced.
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