This week's look ahead
Monday, Sept. 18:
Baikonur, Kazakhstan 鈥� A Russian Soyuz spacecraft takes off for the international space station carrying a US space tourist.
Vatican City 鈥� Vatican to release from secret archives its files on the pontificate of Pope Pius XI, whose term spanned most of period between world wars.
United Nations 鈥� President Bush arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly. He is scheduled to meet separately with leaders from El Salvador, Honduras, Tanzania, and Malaysia.
Tuesday, Sept. 19:
United Nations 鈥� The General Assembly opens today, continuing through Sept. 29. Bush addresses the Assembly, and meets the presidents of France and Iraq as well as the UN secretary-general.
Nuku'alofa, Tonga 鈥� Funeral for King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who ruled Pacific island nation for more than four decades.
Shanghai, China 鈥� US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visits through Sept. 20.
Kigali, Rwanda 鈥� Anglican leaders from Africa and Asia discuss direction of the Anglican Communion.
Wednesday, Sept. 20:
San'a, Yemen 鈥� Presidential election.
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 鈥� Judge rules on prosecution request to postpone corruption trial of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma who is urging speedy resolution of the case.
Thursday, Sept. 21:
New York 鈥� Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosts a NATO foreign ministers meeting.
Friday, Sept. 22:
Gambia 鈥� Presidential election.
Moscow 鈥� A Parliamentary commission releases to the public its report on the 2004 Beslan school hostage tragedy.
Washington 鈥� Bush meets Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
Saturday, Sept. 23:
San Juan, Puerto Rico 鈥� Protests expected on first anniversary of the shooting death of fugitive Puerto Rican independence militant Filiberto Ojeda Rios.
