Today: Russian prime minister meets US president in Moscow. OECD publishes preliminary economic outlook report. US Federal Reserve policy committee meets. Estonian parliament discusses bill banning election alliances. Azerbaijani opposition parties hold demonstration in city of Gyand zha. Jordanian parliament meets to discuss health of King Hussein. EU Culture Council meets in Brussels. European Court of Auditors publishes annual report. Decision on appeal by Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of French Front National, against court ruling barring him from fighting next European elections. German president visits Jordan. British foreign secretary visits Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Pakistani foreign minister visits Japan.
Tomorrow: US House of Representatives elects new speaker. Foreign ministers of Germany, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia meet in Stockholm. Anti-slavery International presents annual prize. French PM in Czech Republic. EU industry commissioner in Hungary. EU Committee of the Regions meets. Inter-American Conference on Terrorism in Buenos Aires.
Thursday: US House of Representatives begins Clinton impeachment hearings. Clinton visits Japan. King Birendra of Nepal arrives in Britain for medical treatment. Bosnia and Croatia sign agreement on bilateral relations. Canadian PM in China. UN World Television Forum opens in New York. NATO secretary-general in Washington.
Friday: EU social affairs council in Brussels. Target launch date for first module of international space station. UN special rapporteur on violence against women in Indonesia.
Saturday: Clinton in South Korea.
Sunday: Local elections in Slovenia. First round of voting in general election in Central African Republic. Albania holds nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments. Chinese president in Russia. Prince Charles in Athens. Executive board of International Olympic Committee meets.
IRELAND
Today: F.W. de Klerk addresses L&H in UCD, Belfield, at 7.30 p.m.
Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.