The World This Week

Today:

Today:

Albright in Venezuela. Kenneth Kaunda in court in Lusaka, accused of involvement in failed coup attempt. NASA press conference with US astronaut from Mir space station. Court in Butare, Rwanda, hears verdict in genocide trial of Dr Geoffrey Gatera. Former Zimbabwean president Canaan Banana appears before Harare Court accused of sodomy and sexual assault. Botha appears before court in George, South Africa. Cambodian first PM in Vietnam. Russian foreign minister in Switzerland. Foreign bank workers in Greece strike. Air France pilots' strike. UN team visits Albania.

Tomorrow:

Duma votes on motion to impeach Yeltsin. Polish president in Portugal. Six-member executive board of European Central Bank holds first meeting in Frankfurt. Nigerian Federal Court of Appeal decides case on Abacha's candidacy. Referendum in California on bilingual teaching programmes. Mercosur-Andean Community meeting. Gadafy in Egypt.

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Wednesday:

UN Secretary General visits European Commission in Brussels. Mwai Kibaki, political opponent of Daniel Moi, has electoral challenge against Moi heard in Kenyan court. By-elections in several Indian regions. Ukrainian miners protest in Kiev. Russian PM in France. Caribbean Sea Forum in Trinidad and Tobago. Russia-ASEAN officials meet in Moscow. Papua New Guinea's PM visits Indonesia. EU competition commissioner in US.

Thursday:

Informal committee of euro-zone finance ministers meets. South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission inquires into 1986 death of Mozambique's president Samora Machel. Local elections in South Korea. Council of Europe mission visits Sarajevo. European Free Trade Association ministers meet in Rekyavik. EU agriculture commissioner in Canada.

Friday:

EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg. Council of Europe delegation visits The Hague. Annual European Commission report on clean beaches released. World Environment Day. Investigations into crash which killed Princess Diana continue in Paris. Talks held between Colombian government and second biggest rebel group ELN. US commerce secretary in London.

Saturday: OAU annual summit. South Korean president visits Washington.

Sunday: Mayor of Tehran goes on trial on charges of corruption. NASA space-craft Discovery returns to Earth. Argentinian opposition presidential nominee. Switzerland holds referendum on "genetic protection" bill.