Defence Minister Wayne Mapp hosts talks with Australian counterpart Stephen Smith in Wellington; Smith's first visit to New Zealand since taking office
Australia:
Government introduces to Parliament a bill that would create a new tax to raise $1.8 billion to pay for flood damage in northeast Australia.
Japan:
Third and final day of Uzbek President Islam Karimov's visit
Koreas:
Watching for further reports after military talks aimed at easing high tensions between North and South Korea collapsed
China:
South Korea's main nuclear envoy Wi Song-rak visits to meet counterpart Wu Dawei for talks on North's nuclear programme
Indonesia:
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir goes on trial on terrorism charges carrying possible death penalty, related to paramilitary training camp in Indonesia's Aceh province
India:
Bengaluru (Bangalore) hosts annual Aero India show (-13)
India:
Research finds half a million girls per year aborted in India as ultrasound access improves
Russia:
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara begins three-day visit; holds talks with counterpart Sergey Lavrov tomorrow; comes amid heightened tensions after Prime Minister Naoto Kan on 7 February demanded return of Kuril Islands to Japan
Russia:
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns visits for talks with top officials
Kyrgyzstan:
Armed forces hold command-and-staff anti-terror exercises (-12)
Tajikistan:
Iranian Vice-President Hamid Baqa'i visits, meets President Emomali Rahmon; expected to hand over invitation to attend Nowruz celebrations in Iran (20-21 March)
Azerbaijan:
French Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau is expected to visit Azerbaijan.
Georgia:
IMF mission visits Georgia to monitor economic situation in the country.
Qatar:
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague concludes three-day tour of five nations; he was in Yemen and UAE on 9th after visiting Tunisia and Jordan on 8th
Qatar:
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani visits, meets Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, counterpart Muhammad Bin-Mubarak al-Khulayfi, other officials (-10)
Turkey:
EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Füle visits Turkey
Turkey:
Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman Bin Hadmad al-Khalifa visits, meets President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; third and final day
Israel:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds news conference to announce new economic measures.
Egypt:
Watching developments as protests in Egypt continue for 17th day; in interview on US television Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt publicly rejected what he called American attempts to impose its will on government in Cairo
Algeria:
March organised by NGOs and trade unions
Algeria:
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visits; he met counterpart Mourad Medelci yesterday
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits, meets President Robert Mugabe (-11)
South Africa:
President Jacob Zuma delivers annual State of the Nation Address to joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town (1700 gmt)
Chad:
Amnesty reports on increase in use of child soldiers in Chad
Ivory Coast:
African Union high-level panel concludes five-day visit aimed at finding ways to resolve post-election crisis
Senegal:
World Social Forum continues in Dakar; attendees include Bolivian President Evo Morales, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal
Greece:
Public sector union ADEDY holds a three-hour work stoppage from 0930 GMT until the end of the working hours against the government's austerity policies.
Lithuania:
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers visits
Germany:
Chancellor Angela Merkel to testify before parliamentary committee investigating the German-ordered air strike in Kundus, Afghanistan in late 2009 against the Taliban in which Afghan civilians were also killed.
Germany:
Former Wikileaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg presents his new book on the group at a press conference.
EU:
Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat visits Brussels to meet European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fuele; agenda includes easing of visa regulations; second and final day
France:
President Nicolas Sarkozy gives prime time TV interview (1930gmt) as his prime minister and foreign minister are engulfed in scandals over vacations spent in Egypt and Tunisia
France:
Teachers in France stage strike over job cuts
France:
Foreign minister of Kosovo, Vlora Citaku, visits France
France:
Judicial organisation in France stage strike over murder and Sarkozy comments
US:
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Baraq visits for talks with Defence Secretary Robert Gates, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
US:
Conservative Political Action Conference.
US:
House Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats. Witnesses include James Clapper, director of national intelligence; CIA Director Leon Panetta; and FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Mexico:
Court to rule on appeal of 60-year sentence given French citizen Florence Cassez for conviction on involvement in Mexican kidnapping ring.
Mexico:
Anti-crime groups organize premier showing of film "Presunto Culpable," about failures of Mexico's justice system.
Venezuela:
Turkish Energy Ministry delegation meets Venezuelan officials to discuss Turkish development of oil fields (to Feb. 11).
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