The World This Week

Today: Greek and Turkish foreign ministers may meet in Ankara. Meeting of Kosovo Transitional Council in Pristina

Today: Greek and Turkish foreign ministers may meet in Ankara. Meeting of Kosovo Transitional Council in Pristina. South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission begins amnesty applications of 22 former security policemen. Judge in trial of Anwar Ibrahim rules on disputed confession by Anwar's adopted brother. President of Philippines makes annual "state of the nation" address to congress. European Parliament's parliamentary committees begin preparations for questionnaires for potential EU commissioners.

Tomorrow: US presidential candidate Bill Bradley holds basketball fund-raiser in Chicago.

Wednesday: Australian foreign minister visits Indonesia. WTO general council holds special session. Leader of Serbian opposition Democratic Party summoned to appear in court. IMF board of directors meets over release of new funds to Russia. International donors' conference in Brussels on Balkans reconstruction.

Thursday: Governing Council of European Central Bank meets in Frankfurt. Donors' conference for Kosovo and the Balkans open in Sarajevo.

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Friday: Clinton attends Balkans summit in Sarajevo. Australian foreign minister visits East Timor.

Saturday: NASA space probe crashes into lunar crater to create plume for study. Opposition Belarusian Popular Front holds congress in Minsk. Annual general conference of Inkatha Freedom Party.

Sunday: National Day of Switzerland. Anniversary of founding of Syrian army in 1945. Primary campaign for presidential nominations begins in Mexico. World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawaii.

Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication