Six powers
Tehran talks
Six world powers engaged in talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program will meet next week in Europe to discuss tightening UN sanctions on Tehran. Political directors from the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States will meet on Wednesday although the exact time and place has not yet been finalised.
Nawaz Sharif
Licking his wounds?
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to London from Saudi Arabia this week.
G7
Autumn meetin
A meeting of G7 finance ministers will take place on Friday in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. G7 finance ministers traditionally gather for economic talks just ahead of the autumn meetings of the Washington-based World Bank and the IMF.
Vladimir Putin
Littoral states summit
Iran will host a Caspian Sea littoral states summit on Tuesday. In the second round of this summit the presidents of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan will discuss Caspian Sea issues and important regional and international topics.
Pakistan
Confidence building measures
Pakistan and India will hold expert-level talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) in Delhi on Thursday, during which they are expected to firm up the two pending agreements on speedy return of inadvertent border crossers and incidents at sea.
David Cameron
Arnie trip
The UK Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, is scheduled to visit California. He will then travel to Sacramento to meet the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Surfers
Peace waves
A joint Israeli-Gazan surfing event will be held in Israel. The aim of the project is the promote peace between Israeli's and Palestinian's through surfing. Gaza's beaches are considered perfect for surfing; however, following Hamas' victory in Gaza, the beaches have remained largely empty of surfers.
Gas Coordination Group
Extraordinary meeting
The EU is scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting on gas for member states to discuss the latest energy dispute between Ukraine and Russia. The meeting comes after a recent threat by Russian energy giant Gazprom to cut gas supplies to Ukraine. Representatives from both countries have been invited to attend.
Nicolas Sarkozy
Tough line?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to visit Russia. Sarkozy is expected to take a tougher line in relations with Russia than his predecessor Jacques Chirac, especially with regard to human rights issues and the situation in North Caucasus provinces. But France has also said it wants to develop Russia's ties with the European Union when it assumes the rotating EU presidency in 2008.
The Dalai Lama
Peace and prosperity
The Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit New York. He will discuss the ways that individuals can best cultivate virtuous qualities within themselves to bring about peace and prosperity in today's world.
Nobel Peace Prize
?
The winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo.
Lech Kaczynski
Frosty reception?
The Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, is scheduled to visit Germany. He is due to meet the chancellor, Angela Merkel, for talks on EU issues.
George Bush
Power lunch
US President George Bush, is scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee luncheon in Miami, Florida.
Condoleezza Rice
Packed agenda
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates are scheduled to visit Russia. They will discuss US plans to build an anti-missile system in Eastern Europe, Russia's retaliatory decision to withdraw from the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty, and the future of nuclear arms control once the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expires in 2009.
Chemical Ali
Death sentence looms
Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed (popularly known as Chemical Ali) will be sentenced to death after the end of Ramadan.
Margaret Thatcher
Iron Lady celebrates
Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is scheduled to celebrate her 81st birthday.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Africa trip
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is scheduled to pay a visit to Africa. He is due to visit Burkina Faso, the Republic of the Congo, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola.
Manmohan Singh
Energy sector agreements
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Nigeria. While in Nigeria, Singh is expected to sign a number of bilateral accords in various fields including the energy sector.
Sergei Lavrov
Tokyo trip
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Japan. He will discuss the ongoing territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, which the Soviet Union annexed after the Second World War, and which are now part of Russia's Sakhalin Region.
Bernard Kouchner
Follow-up talks
Bernard Kouchner, Miguel Angel Moratinos and Massimo D'Alema, respectively the foreign ministers of France, Spain and Italy, are expected to visit Lebanon. The trio met in Rome a few weeks ago to discuss the situation in the country, which has seen pro- and anti-Syrian parties struggling for control of the country.
