Trial of Abu Bakr Bashir, accused of involvement in assassination plot, resumes in Jakarta
Malaysia:
Trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges resumes in Kuala Lumpur
India:
Mehbooba Mufti, opposition leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, holds rallies in Srinagar and Jammu demanding re-negotiation of water and power projects with federal government
India:
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) starts conference in Delhi on aviation security
Pakistan:
Anti-terror court in Rawalpindi indicts Malik Mumtaz Qadri for assassinating Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in early January; delayed from 1 February
Russia:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay continues visit (-19), holds talks with Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev (15)
Russia:
Moscow's Savelovskiy district court considers opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Iran:
Turkish President Abdullah Gul starts visit to Tehran for talks with counterpart Mahmud Ahmadinezhad; comes as part of Turkish mediation efforts weeks after latest round talks between world powers and Iran on its controversial nuclear programme (-16) (
Iran:
TENTATIVE Reformist rallies possible, even though opposition leaders Mirhoseyn Musavi and Mehdi Karrubi were denied permission to rally in support of protesters in Egypt and Tunisia
Bahrain:
There have been calls for protests to be held on this day
Lebanon:
Anniversary of assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri in car bombing in Beirut (2005)
Israel:
East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta continues visit to Jerusalem for talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, then travels to West Bank to meet Palestinian National Authority leaders (-19)
Palestine:
Major reshuffle of Palestinian Authority government expected, with Prime Minister Salam Fayyad formally tendering resignation
Egypt:
Upper Egyptian court to decide fate of Christian man accused of raping a Muslim girl more than a year ago in Nag Hammadi. The accusations sparked sectarian clashes and a possible retaliatory drive by shooting in December 2010 when six Christians were killed.
South Sudan:
Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau announces final results of south Sudan referendum on independence
"Big Bicycle" march called to protest persistent fuel shortages. Street protest organized by Human Rights Consultative Committee and to take place in capital
Guinea:
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits; second and final day; holds talks with Guinean President Alpha Conde and Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana; to sign two agreements with Guinean authorities
Ivory Coast:
Rally by Union of Young Nationalists, group supporting Alassane Ouattara, internationally recognized presidential election winner
Austria:
First day of new round of informal talks on settlement in Moldova's breakaway Dniester region in five-plus-two format (involving Moldova, Dniester region, Russia, Ukraine, OSCE, EU, USA) (-15)
Bosnia:
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic visits Sarajevo to receive Freedom Award from the Sarajevo-based International Peace Centre
Holland:
Trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic continues at the Hague
Belgium:
Eurozone finance ministers discuss debt crisis response
UK:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins visit
Ireland:
Fine Gael opposition leader Enda Kenney to discuss EU/IMF bailout for Irish economy with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
Spain:
GSMA Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona
Puerto Rico:
Senator Hector Martinez and security company owner go on trial charged with corruption and organized crime, featuring rare use of anonymous jury to protect panel from tampering.
US:
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko continues visit to take part in meeting of US-Ukrainian commission for strategic partnership (-16)
US:
President Barack Obama to send his budget proposal to Congress
US:
Trial of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on civil charges of insider trading begins
Peru:
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes official visit
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