Thursday, April 14:
BERLIN — NATO foreign ministers meet. Libya war plans certain to be a major issue. Through Wednesday.
CAIRO — U.N. Secretary–General Ban Ki–moon chairs a meeting of international and regional organizations to improve coordination of the international response on Libya. Attendees include Arab League Secretary–General Amr Moussa, African Union commission chairman Jean Ping, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, and Organization of the Islamic Conference Secretary–General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
VIENNA — U.N. meeting on the Convention on Nuclear Safety draws to a close. News conference expected at 0930 GMT.
PORT–AU–PRINCE, Haiti — Human Rights Watch releases report, “Haiti’s Rendezvous With History: The Case of Jean–Claude Duvalier.”
MUNICH — Court session scheduled in the trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of 28,060 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as a guard at the Sobibor death camp.
BRUSSELS — Kosovo and Serbia delegations meet for next round on talks expected to focus on liberalizing movement of people between the two territories.
WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on tsunami warnings and preparedness.
STOCKHOLM — Dalai Lama arrives for visit to Sweden. News conference at Bromma airport 1415 GMT.
COPENHAGEN — The newborn twins of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are baptized in Copehagen. Ceremony starts 1330 GMT.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano take part in the biannual U.S.–European Union Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting. News conference at 1300 GMT.
KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese New Year’s day.
BERLIN — Economy Ministry releases updated growth forecast for the German economy, Europe’s biggest. 1100 GMT.
GENEVA — Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche releases first–quarter results at 0500 GMT.
PARIS — Cannes film festival organizers announce lineup of films for 2011 event.
Friday, April 15:
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal deliver verdicts in the trial of former Croat military and police commanders, including Ante Gotovina, accused of atrocities against Serbs. Hearing scheduled to start 0900 GMT.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A civilian group organized through Facebook (News – Alert), together with gay rights groups and several others hold rally protesting against new constitution (to be passed in parliament Monday only by the government parties) which they say is discriminative and limits personal rights. The protest is also against a disputed media law. A similar protest on March 15 drew some 30,000 people. 1600 GMT.
PYONGYANG, North Korea — 99th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birthday. He was born in 1912 and died on July 8, 1994.
PRAGUE — U.N. Secretary–General Ban Ki–moon meets Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg.
VIENNA — U.N. expert Farida Shaheed shares findings and recommendations on Austria’s efforts to implement cultural rights of minorities following an 11–day, fact–finding visit to the Alpine republic. 0900 GMT.
PRAGUE — Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano on a visit.
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their spring meetings. Through Saturday.
GENEVA — Swiss food and drinks company Nestle releases first–quarter sales figures at 0500 GMT.
MEXICO CITY — Walmart Mexico reports first quarter earnings.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s best coffees are chosen for inclusion in international electronic auction May 31.
Saturday, April 16:
LAGOS, Nigeria — Presidential election in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation.
BELGRADE, Serbia — Opposition parties to stage a massive rally to demand early elections over deep economic crisis and alleged corruption within pro–Western authorities. Rally starts at 1000 GMT.
HAVANA — Cuba’s sixth Communist Party Congress begins, with Cuban leaders to enshrine economic changes as country’s only way forward. Through Tuesday.
PORT–AU–PRINCE, Haiti — Election officials release final results for March 20 presidential runoff election.
Sunday April 17:
HELSINKI — Finland holds parliamentary election.
VATICAN CITY — Pope celebrates Palm Sunday. 0830 GMT.
HAVANA — 50th Anniversary of Bay of Pigs invasion by the U.S.
DUBAI, UAE — Dubai Global Energy Forum. Mohamed El Baradei among attendees. Through Tuesday.
DUBAI, UAE — Global Aviation Forum in Dubai. Through Tuesday.
Monday, April 18:
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges and lawyers hold a status conference in the case against three prominent Kenyans charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating postelection violence. Hearing scheduled to start at 0700 GMT.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s governing parties expected to approve the country’s new constitution. Opposition parties won’t be taking part in the vote. The Socialist Party, the largest opposition group, holds rally protesting the new constitution. From 1400 GMT.
Tuesday, April 19:
KIEV — International donors gather ahead of 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to discuss how they’ll come up with the 740 million euros still needed to complete construction of a shelter over the destroyed reactor and a waste storage facility.
Wednesday, April 20:
DEN HELDER, Netherlands — International symposium on potential impact and responses to an oil disaster in the North Sea, marking one year since the Deepwater Horizon spill.
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to address Russia’s parliament.
MADRID — Treasury holds long–term bond auction.
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