US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano wraps up visit
New Zealand:
Emergency cabinet meeting to discuss earthquake that hit Christchurch earlier in day; Prime Minister John Key to try to visit Christchurch for first-hand look; state of emergency declared in area for next five days
Japan:
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari continues visit (-23)
Taiwan:
Religious leaders and scholars from more than 20 countries are scheduled to participate at last day of a seminar organized by the Muslim World League
China:
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
Indonesia:
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta; border row between Thailand and Cambodia on agenda
India:
Protests expected in Jammu and Kashmir after separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ordered not to leave Delhi and appear for questioning
Pakistan:
Demonstration outside US consulate in Lahore in protest against killing of two locals by US citizen Raymond Davis in January; Washington is insisting that Davis has diplomatic immunity, but Islamabad has said will leave to court to decide; next hearing is on 14
Afghanistan:
President of Afghanistan opens parliament session
Russia:
Russian permanent representative to NATO Dmitriy Rogozin gives news conference (1015 gmt) on European anti-ballistic missile system plans
Russia:
Final simulation of human landing on Mars
Iran:
Speaker of Senegal parliament is to visit Iran
Bahrain:
Large Shia demonstration expected in Bahrain, following burial of victims
Bahrain:
Opposition protests expected; postponed from 18 February to allow families to mourn four demonstrators killed by police; exiled Shi'i leader Hasan Mushaymah has announced is returning home late today despite outstanding charges against him; list of (mainly Shi'i) prisoners pardoned by King Hamad yesterday due to be released
Saudi Arabia:
Riyadh hosts extraordinary meeting of International Energy Forum; ministers from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and consumer countries discuss oil output prospects - to be dominated by the ongoing regional unrest stoking oil prices above USD 100 a barrel.
Yemen:
Teachers go on strike demanding better employment rights
Israel:
Sentencing of former President Moshe Qatzav, who was convicted of rape in December
Gaza:
Rafah crossing between Egypt, Gaza will be opened for people who wish to depart from Gaza, with 300 expected to pass a day
Egypt:
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton visits Cairo; first visit by top-level foreign official to Egypt since toppling of President Husni Mubarak
Egypt:
Rallies planned to demand faster reform, resignation of current cabinet; Authorities reopen Rafah crossing on border with Gaza for travel both ways; previously opened on 18th to allow people into Gaza only
Sudan:
Senior British parliamentary delegation under the chairmanship of Baroness Kinnock visits for three days to meet a number of Sudanese officials
Libya:
Watching developments after leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi made brief appearance on TV early this morning to refute reports that had left country
Tunisia:
Economy Minister Christine Lagarde visits Tunisia, less than a fortnight after the visit to France by Tunisian Minister for Economic and Social Reform Elyes Jouini.
Algeria:
Council of Ministers expected to lift state of emergency imposed 19 years ago; follows several pro-reform rallies
President Kibaki's Party of National Unity intends to challenge House Speaker's ruling against his making the nominations to the four constitutional offices
Ivory Coast:
New Cote d'Ivoire ambassadors appointed by Alassane Ouattara begins work in the United States, and soon more appointed in EU
Switzerland:
WTO General Council (to Feb. 23)
Germany:
Chancellor Angela Merkel receives Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for talks expected to be dominated by loan repayment issues
Germany:
Court session scheduled in the trial of Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk, on trial on 28,060 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly having been a guard at the Sobibor death camp. He denies the charges.
Bosnia:
Serb Assembly to convene to discuss bills, amendments to census law and comments by Speaker Radojcic
Holland:
Serb ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj goes on trial for contempt of court for allegedly revealing the identities of protected witness in a book he wrote from his jail cell at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
Holland:
Trial of Bosnian Serb military commander Zdravko Tolimir continues at Hague war crimes court
Holland:
Trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic continues at the Hague
Belgium:
EU-Israel Association Council meets in Brussels
Ireland:
Leaders of Ireland's three main parties hold their last televised debate ahead of Friday's election.
Brazil:
French Foreign Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie in Brasilia on last day of visit
UN:
Security Council meets to discuss Libyan crisis; called at request of deputy Libyan ambassador to UN Ibrahim Dabbashi; yesterday Dabbashi and other mission staff sided with revolt and issued statement calling for overthrow of Qadhafi; ambassador Abd-al-Rahman Shalqam not associated with statement and appears to have left New York
US:
Chicago holds mayoral election. The six candidates include former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is looking to win a majority needed to avoid a runoff.
US:
UN Commission on the Status of Women 2011 meets in New York
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