For a selection of upcoming events and a preview of our top stories, sign up to our newsletter, AFP Agenda Highlights MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific AGRA (India) - Taj Mahal reopens for tourists PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MANILA (Philippines) - Asian Development Bank annual meeting held online XIAMEN (China) - Taiwan opposition KMT party attends economic, cultural forum in China NEW DELHI (India) - Some schools reopen for 14-17 year-olds PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe PARIS (France) - Trial of 14 accused in January 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To November 10) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice hearings on Iran-US sanctions row VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers hold talks VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (To 22) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Women's fashion week VIDEO. (To 22) ANKARA (Turkey) - Large coup-related trial of land forces command resumes (To 30) ATHENS (Greece) - Eleonas, Malakasa and Schisto migrant camps under lockdown VILNIUS (Lithuania) - 'Tobruq Legacy 2020' NATO air defence exercises (To 27) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Human Rights Council 45th session PICTURE. (To October 2) BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Two police officers on trial over murder of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson (To April 12, 2021) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - San Sebastian International Film Festival PICTURE. (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Labour party holds annual conference online (To 22) BERLIN (Germany) - EU trade ministers meet ORLEANS (France) - Joan of Arc festival (To 27) ITALY - Regional elections, referendum on reducing number of MPs PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Huge 'Caucasus-2020' military drills (To 26) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - King receives final report on government formation BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Teachers at top arts university go on strike over government interference VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA general conference VIDEO. (To 25) LONDON (United Kingdom) - City Week conference on financial services (To 22) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Climate Week NYC 2020 organised by The Climate Group (To 27) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN General Assembly 75th session PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 29) UNITED STATES - US borders with Mexico and Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel NEW YORK (United States) - Public schools reopen VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve open board meeting (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 finance and health ministers hold virtual summit (To 22) ISRAEL - New virus lockdown PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To October 9) Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - Trial of soldiers filmed killing two women and their children VIDEO. LUANDA (Angola) - International flights resume Latin America BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) - Inter-American Development Bank annual governors meeting (To 22) Sports AL WAKRAH (Qatar) - Asian Champions League resumes for Qatar leg (To October 3) BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Corruption trial of PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, FIFA ex-secretary general Jerome Valcke PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 25) ROME (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Rome Masters PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - International Day of Peace TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 Europe MILAN (Italy) - Fashion week spring-summer 2021 PICTURE. (To 28) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Europe ministers meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court rules on seizure of Venezuelan gold by Bank of England (To 24) PARIS (France) - Roundtable talks on 5G orgaised by Huawei (0700 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - SNCF press conference on launch of Spanish high-speed service (1100 GMT) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Anti-government protests (1400 GMT) PICTURE. North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Jair Bolsonaro to address UN General Assembly VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Putin to address UN General Assembly VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RABAT (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi due to go on trial for rape, taking foreign funds RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 trade ministers meet online BAGHDAD (Iraq) - 40th anniversary of start of Iran-Iraq war ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Three police officers charged with murder of a teenager with Down's Syndrome apply for bail (To 23) MALI - 60th anniversary of independence WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo Game Show to be held online (To 27) HONG KONG (China) - Some university students return to campus for classes KATHMANDU (Nepal) - Bahrain royals go on Himalayan expedition despite virus restrictions SHANGHAI (China) - Huawei Connect, company's annual gathering (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission presents new pact on asylum seekers VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PODGORICA (Montenegro) - First parliament session after election GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Labour Organization on virus impact on income, markets PARIS (France) - Louis Vuitton Foundation reopens with Cindy Sherman exhibition PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) STUTTGART (Germany) - Hearing of Porsche AG managers in 'Dieselgate' trial (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier speaks after meeting relatives of Hanau attack victims (0900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Hearing on extradition to Algeria of blogger Amir.dz (1200 GMT) North America BEVERLY HILLS (United States) - Centenary of birth of soul pioneer Ray Charles OTTAWA (Canada) - Trudeau delivers throne speech in Parliament, followed by confidence vote (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Corruption trial of tycoons linked to Bouteflika's brother Sports IMOLA (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Road World Championships 2020 (2200 GMT) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on foreign policy (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 25) PARIS (France) - Court of appeal rules on investigation into Libya funding to Sarkozy (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Champagne house Laurent-Perrier annual general meeting STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Hearing of satirist Aron Flam over Nazi collaboration book MUNICH (Germany) - Business confidence data for September (0800 GMT) BERGEN (Norway) - Rafto Memorial Prize for Human Rights awarded (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - World Nuclear Report 2020 released (0900 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Ruling on release of ex-ETA member Jakes Esnal (1700 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN summit on post-pandemic global governance VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - New home sales data (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin appears before Senate banking committee (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition figure Amira Bouraoui PICTURE. VIDEO. MINA (Saudi Arabia) - Fifth anniversary of Hajj stampede that killed 2,300 people CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi to go on trial on charges of public drunkenness Sports BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich v Sevilla FC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. IMOLA (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Championnats du Monde 2020 (2200 GMT) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 Europe ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan) - Turkmenistan to pass changes to constitution GENEVA (Switzerland) - End of one-year Gandhi march from India to Switzerland PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fitch Ratings updates country rating WARSAW (Poland) - Fitch Ratings updates country rating ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Diamond League athletics meeting LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Ljubljana (To 26) NANTERRE (France) - Boxing: Tony Yoka vs Johann Duhaupas (1730 GMT) BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalunya MotoGP PICTURE. (To 27) IMOLA (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Championnats du Monde 2020 (2200 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Global day of climate action called by school strike movement Fridays for Future SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia) - Sabah state on Borneo island holds elections BEIJING (China) - Beijing International Automobile Exhibition 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To October 5) Europe MUNICH (Germany) - President Steinmeier speaks at 40th anniversary memorial of Oktoberfest attack (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian gas expires (0700 GMT) Sports IMOLA (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Championnats du Monde 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - 80th anniversary of WWII-era Berlin Pact between Axis powers Italy, Germany, Japan ROMANIA - Local elections PICTURE. SWITZERLAND - Referendum on scrapping freedom of movement with EU, and on buying new fighter jets PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Sixth annual No-Cars Day (0900 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Latin America URUGUAY - Regional elections (1100 GMT) Sports SOCHI (Russia) - Auto: Formula One - Russian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1110 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - French Open (To October 11) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific MELBOURNE (Australia) - End of virus lockdown (date subject to change) PALU (Indonesia) - Second anniversary of Palu quake-tsunami disaster Europe PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear (To October 6) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Ninth round of post-Brexit talks (0800 GMT) (To October 2) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE. (To 29) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - #OurBaltic online EU ministerial meeting on fragile Baltic Sea ecosystem MADRID (Spain) - GPs go on strike in Madrid region FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Siemens floats energy subsidiary on Frankfurt stock exchange BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz press conference on EU challenges (1230 GMT) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Hearing in Epic Games vs Apple payments dispute BALTIMORE (United States) - 50th anniversary of death of writer John Dos Passos (0700 GMT) VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in Huawei director Meng Wanzhou extradition case (1630 GMT) (To October 9) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - 20 years since then PM Ariel Sharon visited Al-Aqsa complex, sparking 2nd intifada CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of death of Gamal Abdel Nasser ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial due to start of protest activist Imad Dahmani Latin America SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) - End of nighttime curfew imposed in virus fight Misc. WORLD - Jews mark Yom Kippur TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0600 GMT) Europe RIGA (Latvia) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE. (To 30) PARIS (France) - Auction for remaining 5G frequencies WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for September (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Protests against President Condé seeking third term Sports BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, BinckBank Tour 2020 (To October 3) BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Flèche Wallonne 2020 (2200 GMT) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - First court hearing of Japan Twitter killer Europe MUNICH (Germany) - Trial begins of ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler over 'Dieselgate' charges COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - 15th anniversary of Danish daily's publication of cartoons of Muslim Prophet Mohammed, sparking wave of protests PARIS (France) - Activists on trial for trying to 'recover' African art work from museum FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB and its Watchers XXI conference PARIS (France) - French government presents 2021 budget BASEL (Switzerland) - Roche Pharma company launches trial of rapid Covid-19 test (date subject to change) PARIS (France) - Top appeals court rules on trial location for Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga BERLIN (Germany) - Online informal meeting of EU environment ministers (To October 1) TOURS (France) - International Journalism Conference (To October 3) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Quarterly debt report (0830 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Press dinner with Friedrich Joussen, CEO of tourism group TUI (1630 GMT) North America CLEVELAND (United States) - Trump and Biden in first presidential debate (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Limited indoor dining resumes WASHINGTON (United States) - GDP 2Q (3rd estimation) (1230 GMT) MOUNTAIN VIEW (United States) - Google product event with new Pixel smartphone expected (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of 'Madame Maya' who claimed to be secret daughter of Bouteflika Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - Protest ban ends BAMAKO (Mali) - Court rules in case of activist charged with calling for uprising (0900 GMT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHINA - National Day BEIJING (China) - Chinese Communist Party holds fifth plenary Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Ukraine summit SWITZERLAND - Ban lifted on gatherings of over 1,000 people TURKEY - New social media regulations come into effect SWEDEN - Ban on visits to retirement homes lifted STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M Q3 results PARIS (France) - Gabrielle Chanel fashion exhibition (To March 14, 2021) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK retail king Tesco CEO Lewis to step down (date subject to change) North America CANADA - Borders reopen for non-US arrivals WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases personal income and spending data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa NIGERIA - 60th anniversary of independence HARARE (Zimbabwe) - International flights resume Latin America PERU - International flights resume PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. Sports CARNOUSTIE (United Kingdom) - Golf - European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (To 4) ATHENS (Greece) - UEFA Champions League group-stage draw (1200 GMT) VIDEO. (To 2) UNITED KINGDOM - Limited return of spectators to sporting events SWITZERLAND - Limited return of spectators to football, ice hockey games FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Second anniversary of dissident Saudi journalist Khashoggi's murder BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fitch Ratings updates country rating CYPRUS - Fitch Ratings updates country rating FRANCE - Science festival (To 16) CZECH REPUBLIC - Regional and senatorial elections (1200 GMT) (To 3) ANGERS (France) - Appeals trial of anarchist activist Vincenzo Vecchi (1200 GMT) (To 12) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment report (1230 GMT) Sports ATHENS (Greece) - UEFA Europa League group-stage draw SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan 2020 Golden Melody Awards (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe CATANIA (Italy) - Preliminary hearing of far-right head Matteo Salvini for allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - 30th anniversary of Germany's reunification PARIS (France) - "Nuit Blanche" all-night arts festival ASSISI (Italy) - Pope Francis celebrates mass at tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi LONDON (United Kingdom) - Conservative Party holds its annual conference online (To November 6) PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of anti-Semitic attack on Paris synagogue (0600 GMT) NANCY (France) - Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival (1600 GMT) (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa JUBA (South Sudan) - Sudan to ink final peace treaty with rebels OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Deadline to file presidential candidacies Sports MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour d'Italie 2020 (To 25) INDIANAPOLIS (United States) - IndyCar: Harvest GP BALTIMORE (United States) - Racing - The Preakness Stakes BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 Europe KYRGYZSTAN - Parliamentary election PICTURE. VIDEO. NOUMEA (France) - New Caledonia holds second referendum on independence from France VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope pubishes encyclical on fraternity KONSTANZ (Germany) - Protest against masks and other virus restrictions North America HOLLYWOOD (United States) - 50th anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - Schools reopen, with classrooms limited to 20 children PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Marathon PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Racing - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Misc. WORLD - World Animal Day MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific MANILA (Philippines) - Deferred school opening HONG KONG (China) - Sotheby's to auction rare and flawless 100+ carat diamond (0900 GMT) Europe BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's ouster PARIS (France) - The Paris Financial Centre 2020 (To 7) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Medicine Prize announced (0930 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Third anniversary of NYT story detailing sexual abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein Sub-Saharan Africa TOUBA (Senegal) - Grand Magal of Touba pilgrimage Sports ITALY - End of Italian football transfer window VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - End of German football transfer window TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Kioxia (ex-Toshiba Memory) floats stock CANBERRA (Australia) - Australian government releases pandemic-delayed budget (0830 GMT) Europe WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for August (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Physics Prize announced (0945 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - T-rex skeleton could fetch record price at New York auction WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers speech to economics conferences (1430 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets (To 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific LHASA (China) - 70th anniversary of Chinese invasion of Tibet Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting (To 8) ATHENS (Greece) - Verdict to be announced in landmark Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn murder trial PICTURE. VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - 20th anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's accession to the throne LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court rules on third-runway project at Heathrow (To 8) LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for August (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q2 earnings (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Trial opens of Russian agent accused of executing Georgian citizen in 2019 (0800 GMT) VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Chemistry Prize announced (0945 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1830 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Greta Thunberg addresses Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football : friendly match Portugal - Spain PICTURE. COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: International friendlies: Germany v Turkey (1800 GMT) SAINT-DENIS (France) - France - Ukraine football friendly (1910 GMT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Europe EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Catalan independence activist Clara Ponsatí's extradition hearing WIESBADEN (Germany) - Trade data for August (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Literature Prize announced (1100 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB statement on monetary policy meeting (1130 GMT) North America SALT LAKE CITY (United States) - Mike Pence, Kamala Harris hold vice presidential debate (0100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sports ALGHERO (Italy) - Auto, WRC: Rally Italy PICTURE. (To 11) NORTH BERWICK (United Kingdom) - Golf - European Tour, Scottish Open (To 11) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Europe CANNES (France) - 3rd Cannes International Series Festival, focused on TV (To 14) OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize announced (0900 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Sports XIAMEN (China) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Xiamen (To 11) LE MANS (France) - French MotoGP (To 11) NETHERLANDS - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Amstel Gold Race 2020 (2200 GMT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - 75th anniversary of foundation of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Fifth anniversary of terror attack against pro-Kurdish peace rally LYON (France) - Lumière Festival of classic cinema (To 18) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end Sports WEVELGEM (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Gand - Wevelgem 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020 Europe TAJIKISTAN - Presidential elections NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Presidential election in breakaway northern Cyprus VIDEO. LITHUANIA - Parliamentary elections, first round VIENNA (Austria) - Municipal election VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis hosts world leaders at 'Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance' congress (To 18) Sports NÜRBURG (Germany) - Auto: Formula One - Grand Prix d'Eifel 2020, Grand Prix (1210 GMT) MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020 Europe BREMERHAVEN (Germany) - Return of largest Arctic science expedition BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Italian recovery plan presented to European Commission (date subject to change) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Decision in extradition case of Ian Bailey, wanted in France for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier PICTURE. BELARUS - Military exercises between ex-Soviet allies (To 16) CANNES (France) - MIPCOM Online+, the world's biggest television and streaming market held virtually (To 16) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Economics Prize announced (0945 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Columbus Day, or Day of the Race Middle East and North Africa ADEN (Yemen) - 20th anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 71st International Astronautical Congress (To 16) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 Europe VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for September (0600 GMT) North America CHICAGO (United States) - Singer R. Kelly's federal sex abuse trial in Chicago begins VIDEO. MONTREAL (Canada) - Rape trial of comedy producer Gilbert Rozon (To 16) WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ORAN (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, rights activist Saïd Boudour Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - EFF leader Julius Malema in court over alleged 2018 assault of a policeman (0700 GMT) Latin America COPIAPÓ (Chile) - 10th anniversary of rescue of 33 miners trapped for 69 days underground in gold and copper mine VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam submits policy address to Legislative Council (0300 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair PICTURE. (To 18) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Soyuz rocket launch to International Space Station North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of the death of American composer Leonard Bernstein THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam attends Q&A on policy address (0300 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit (To 16) PARIS (France) - 17th International Forum on weather and climate (To 18) PARIS (France) - Inflation data (0645 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of Anwar Sadat's presidential inauguration FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - EU new vehicle registrations data for September (0600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Trump and Biden in second presidential debate (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank annual meetings VIDEO. (To 17) Sports UNITED STATES - NBA Draft ALCAÑIZ (Spain) - Aragon MotoGP PICTURE. (To 18) Misc. WORLD - World Food Day GRAPHIC. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW ZEALAND - National election VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports MARSEILLE (France) - Rugby: European champions cup, Final: TBC v TBC (1545 GMT) SYDNEY (Australia) - Racing - The Everest, the world's richest turf race SÖLDEN (Austria) - Alpine skiing - World Cup Soelden (To 18) BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour des Flandres 2020 (2200 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day for Eradication of Poverty SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 Europe UKRAINE - Ukraine-Iran talks on Boeing plane shot down in January (0900 GMT) (To 21) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN arms embargo on Iran expiration date Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Arabia hosts virtual Misk Global Forum (To 20) Sub-Saharan Africa GUINEA - Presidential election Latin America BOLIVIA - General election VIDEO. PICTURE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) Europe TALLINN (Estonia) - Three Seas Virtual Summit and Business Forum (To 20) PARIS (France) - Twitter hearing over "inaction against online hate" (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Russian in court over huge online extortion racket (0900 GMT) (To 22) PARIS (France) - Trial of Josu Ternera, ex-head of Basque separatist group ETA (1130 GMT) (To 20) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group quarterly results ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS quarterly results (0445 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone quarterly results (0530 GMT) Sports SPAIN - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour d'Espagne (To November 8) afp