Today:
Milosevic in Moscow for talks with Yeltsin on Kosovo. People's Assembly of Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska meets in Pale. European Council summit opens in Cardiff. European Parliament convenes in Strasbourg. Botha appears before George Regional Court after refusing to appear before Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Richard Butler of UNSCOM visits Kuwait. British soldiers convicted of killing Danish tour guide in Cyprus have appeals heard in Nicosia. General election in St Vincent and the Grenadines. President of Belarus in Egypt.
Tomorrow:
European Parliament debates agricultural prices, tobacco subsidies and CAP. Gulf Co-operation Council meets. EU Environment Council meets in Luxembourg. French train drivers' strike.
Wednesday:
Pakistani PM begins trip, including Canada, Germany, Denmark, and the US. European Parliament hears Question Time to European Council. Bill Gates in Seoul. Joint session of EU Environment and Transport Councils. Russian PM add resses State Duma on "anti-crisis" programme. NATO Secretary General visits Baltic states. CIS economic forum in St Petersburg. Jospin in US.
Thursday:
Blair addresses European Parliament. EU transport ministers meet in Luxembourg. Hong Kong and South Korea talks in Seoul. EU-Turkey council meets in Ankara. Italian PM visits Iran.
Friday:
European Parliament debates organised crime. Pope John Paul II visits Austria. Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her birthday. EU agriculture commissioner visits Poland. Greek bank workers hold second strike. SATURDAY: Italy's jobless protest in Rome. Politicians from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party start campaign in protest at Clinton's visit to China. Workers at Russia's Zuerzda plant for repairing nuclear submarines hold day of protest. EU trade commissioner visits Australia.
Sunday:
Runoff in Colombian presidential election. Local elections in Albania. World Bank president meets 20 African heads of state in Senegal.
Ireland
Today: Adi Roche of the Chernobyl Children's Project welcomes first of 1,200 children from Chernobyl at Shannon Airport. Wednesday: Launch of Amnesty International annual report in Mansion House, Dublin. The President opens 1998 World Press Photo Exhibition in Galway. Thursday: Launch of Trocaire "Images from Central America" art exhibition at The Arthouse, Temple Bar.
Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.