Today: King Abdullah of Jordan visits Kuwait. Greek naval frigate attends inauguration ceremony at naval base in Turkey. European Parliament's election committee hears from Dutch and French nominees. Prosecution in sexual misconduct trial against Anwar Ibrahim presents closing arguments. Four members of Inkatha Freedom Party appear before SA Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Gerhard Schroder meets German firms involved in fund to compensate Nazi-era slave labour.
Tomorrow: North Korean foreign minister meets US special envoy. German chancellor outlines government programme. Hearings into potential European commissioners continue with Neil Kinnock. Romano Prodi meets group presidents of European Parliament.
Wednesday: Russian prime minister visits Belarus. Belarussian People's Front holds rally and march in Minsk.
Thursday: Mayor of Denver leads march on Washington demanding gun control. Burma dissident groups in exile plan campaign of civil unrest. Tripoli court begins trial in absentia of nine Americans accused of 1986 bombing raids on Triploi. Former Samoan minister appears before supreme court charged with murder of another minister. Governing Council of European Central Bank meets in Frankfurt.
Friday: Association of Free and Independent Labour Unions in Serbia launches campaign against Slobodan Milosevic. American Banker Association begins annual convention in Arizona.
Saturday: Jewish New Year's Day - Rosh Hashanah. Movement in Support of the Army, Defence Industry and Science headed by Russian communist leader Viktor Ilyukhin holds constituent congress.
Sunday: Local elections in German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Landtag elections in German state of Thuringen. Presidential election planned in Central African Republic. Mexican opposition National Action Party selects presidential candidate. Local elections in Norway. Informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Tampere.
Ireland
Thursday: Irish Naval vessel to be named in north Devon, England.
Saturday: Adviser to the British prime minister, Lord Haskins, and Czech Republic foreign minister, Mr Jan Kavan, speak at millennium conference in RDS. Irish events of a world news interest should be sent to David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.