1- Sweden takes over the EU presidency.
1- Sixth round of Russia-Georgia talks at UN, Geneva.
1-3- International summit on swine flu in Cancun.
1- 11th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China.
1- New EU roaming charges come into force.
1- Bank of Japan to release Tankan survey for June.
1 Trial opens of 22 Somali pirates, Aden, Yemen.
2- US unemployment figures for May.
2 - European Central Bank meeting (Luxembourg).
2- Next court hearing for Guatntanamo prisoner Ghailani of Tanzania in New York.
2- IAEA board to elect successor to ElBaradei in Vienna.
3 Expected release of Britain's Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs.
3- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan begin visit to Canada and Hawaii.
4- Statue of Liberty's crown, closed since 2001 terrorist attacks, reopens to the public.
5- Bulgarian parliamentary elections.
5- Mid-term legislative elections in Mexico.
6- Lithuania celebrates its millennium.
6- India's federal budget to be presented in Parliament.
6-8- US President Barack Obama to visit Russia.
8- Indonesian presidential election.
8-10 - G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.
10 - US President Obama to visit Pope Benedict XVI at Vatican.
10-11- US President Barack Obama to visit Ghana.
10-11- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visits Vietnam.
11 - Endeavour shuttle to launch (delayed from June).
11-12- Taiwan and China to hold forum in Changsha on ties.
12 - Inauguration of Lithuania's new president Dalia Grybauskaite.
13 - US Congress opens hearings on Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor.
13 - Japanese government to release revised industrial production index for May.
14 - ZEW investor confidence survey , Mannheim.
15-16- Egypt to host 15th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Sharm el- Sheikh.
15 - Law authorizing Japan refueling activities for US-led antiterrorism mission to expire.
18 Mauritania elections.
20-24- US Vice President Joe Biden to visit Georgia, Ukraine.
24 - Ifo business confidence, Munich.
16-26- World Games to be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
20 - 40th anniversary of first US landing on moon.
22 - Total solar eclipse to pass over India and China.
23-24 Delayed Mercosur summit in Asuncion (Paraguay).
23-25- EU environment ministers meet in Are, central Sweden.
24 - Japan to release preliminary customs-cleared trade statistics for June.
25 - Bayreuth Opera Festival opens (until Aug 28).
26 - Taiwan ruling KMT party to select President Ma Ying-jeou as party chairman.
29 - Fresh parliamentary elections in Moldova.
30 - German unemployment figures, Nuremberg.
30 - Japan to release preliminary industrial production index for June.
31 - Japan to release June unemployment rate, consumer price index, average household spending.
Date TBC - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits India
