Reporters on the Job
鈥� Good Idea: When Hezbollah secured the release of five Lebanese prisoners , correspondent Nick Blanford thought he'd drive up to the home village of Samir Kuntar, a Druze who had been imprisoned in Israel since 1979. But when he arrived, his hopes of getting a word with Mr. Kuntar faded. "The place was crawling with Hezbollah bodyguards as if he were head of state," says Nick.
鈥� Christa Case Bryant
Europe editor
鈥� Canadian Party: In the July 16 story, "Canadians chafe at post-9/11 ties with US," we misstated the name of foreign affairs critic Wayne Marston's party. It is the New Democratic Party.
鈥� Monday, July 21:Dublin, Ireland 鈥� EU President Nicolas Sarkozy visits to discuss how to overcome Irish rejection of EU reform treaty.
鈥� Tuesday, July 22:Moscow 鈥� Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets Russian President Dmitri Medvedev at the start of a European tour.
鈥� Thursday, July 24:Berlin 鈥� US Sen. Barack Obama to give a speech. He goes to Paris the next day.
鈥� Friday, July 25:Bordeaux, France 鈥� South African President Thabo Mbeki holds summit with EU amid tensions over Zimbabwe.
鈥� Sunday, July 27:Cambodia 鈥� National elections.Paris 鈥� The Tour de France finishes.
