Today: EU-US summit in Bonn. EU internal market council meets in Luxembourg. Colombian government meets rebels from National Liberation Army. Talks between North and South Korea expected to restart in Beijing. Former US secretary of state James Baker visits Lebanon. Clinton in Slovenia. President of Congo visits Sudan. Russian naval captain Grigory Pasko goes on trial in Vladivostok accused of high treason.
Tomorrow: EU-Caucasus summit in Luxembourg. German EU presidency holds negotiations with "first wave" EU applicants. European Parliament budgetary control committee discusses fraud prevention. Foreign ministers from OSCE troika meet in Oslo. South Korean PM in France.
Wednesday: Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Union president Nikita, takes US citizenship examination. Defence to sum up in Abdullah Ocalan case.
Thursday: EU Environment Council meets in Luxembourg. Former Argentinian defence minister Oscar Camilion testifies over allegations of illegal export of arms to Ecuador. International Red Cross and Red Crescent launch 1999 World Disasters Report.
Friday: Russian PM visits Ukraine. Summit on conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo begins in Lusaka.
Saturday: South Korea's two largest unions begin strike. Opposition Slovak National Party holds national conference. Arab League secretary-general visits Syria.
Sunday: Foreign Ministers from Latin America, Caribbean and the EU meet in Rio de Janeiro.
Ireland
Today: Baron Alain Guillaume presents credentials to President McAleese as ambassador of Belgium. Tomorrow: Kenneth Starr gives annual Nissan lecture in Trinity College, Dublin. Wednesday: Oireachtas committee on foreign affairs discusses Kosovo and the treatment of Jews in Iran. Thursday: President receives governor of Massachusetts. Friday: President receives departing South African ambassador.
Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.