TODAY: Russia's parliamentary party leaders decide on Vladimir Putin's nomination as prime minister. Two Egyptians suspected of planning the 1998 African bombings on US embassies face extradition hearings in London. Chandra Muzaffar, the ally of former Malaysian deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, faces contempt charges in High Court. Australia and China begin annual human rights talks in Beijing and on Tibet border. Japanese foreign minister touring Iran, Turkey and Austria. US and South Korea begin annual military exercise. Republican US House of Representatives member Rick Lazio begins campaign for New York Senate seat. South Pacific chiefs of police meeting in New Caledonia.
TOMORROW: Supreme Court appeal by four people convicted of assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. US and Russia open new round of talks on nuclear arms cuts in Moscow.
WEDNESDAY: Southern African Development Community summit, involving heads of governments, in Mozambique. Russian citizen Eduard Shaumyan plans to go on hunger strike outside Russian embassy in Tallinn, Estonia. US energy secretary visits Turkey on his way to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Malaysian prime minister visits China. President of Venezuela arrives in Haiti.
THURSDAY: Russian government debates year 2000 budget. Japanese ministers visit controversial Yasukuni shrine. Opposition in Yugoslavia holds large rally in Belgrade. Local elections in Iraq. Clinton celebrates his birthday. Menem visits Chile.
FRIDAY: Argentinean opposition Alianza holds day of protest against government's economic and social policies. Extreme nationalist Hungarian Justice and Life Party launches campaign to "rescue" Hungarian minority in Vojvodina.
SUNDAY: Arab League's committee for monitoring Israeli nuclear activity meets in Cairo. Elections on Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, two years after the island broke away from the Islamic Republic of Comoros. Yasser Arafat may meet leader of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. South Korean foreign affairs and trade minister visits Japan. Universal Post Union's 22nd congress in Beijing. Moscow Patriarchate leads religious procession in Mariupol, Ukraine.
IRELAND: Tomorrow: The Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, to review 104 Irish troops bound for Kosovo. They leave for Kosovo on August 29th.
Irish events of a world news interest should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.