SEPTEMBER

1:
Minnesota - Republican convention in St Paul, Minnesota. Opens with keynote speech from President Bush before John McCain’s acceptance of the Republican Party nomination on September 4.
Brussels - Emergency summit of European Union leaders in Brussels will discuss how to respond to Russia’s military action in Georgia. Despite pressure for the EU to impose economic or trade sanctions this is thought unlikely.

3:
Nicosia - Following the July 1 agreement that Cyprus should, in principle, have a single sovereignty and citizenship, talks open in Nicosia between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, aimed at reunification.
New York - Trial opens in New York of Aafia Siddiqui, US-trained Pakistani scientist, accused of al-Qaeda membership and shooting an American soldier.

4:
Vienna - The Nuclear Suppliers Group meets in Vienna to give India a waiver that would allow it to import atomic energy technology without signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

5:
Zambia - Zambia’s ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy picks its presidential candidate after the death of President Levy Mwanawasa. His successor will influence the Southern African Development Community’s handling of Zimbabwe.
Australia - Australia’s first female Governor-General is sworn in. Quentin Bryce, the former governor of Queensland, will replace Major-General Michael Jeffrey.
Angola - Angola parliamentary elections (the first in 16 years) open the way for a presidential poll in 2009. President dos Santos first announced his intention to hold a ballot in 2004.

6:
Pakistan - Pakistani presidential elections following the resignation on August 18 of President Pervez Musharraf.
Beijing - Paralympics start in Beijing. Authorities in Lhasa are expected to try those accused of Tibetan riots in March (until September 17).
Yerevan - Turkey and Armenia will play their World Cup qualifier despite rancour over Turkey’s failure to accept claims that 1.5 million Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks.

7:
Hong Kong - Hong Kong votes for a new legislature. A surge in post-Olympic nationalism could boost the chances of pro-Beijing candidates over the city’s democrats.

8:
Las Vegas - The trial opens in Las Vegas of O. J. Simpson, who is accused of leading a group of men who stormed the Palace Station hotel and casino and seized memorabilia at gunpoint.

10:
Malaysia - Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, is due in court charged with sodomising his former male aide in a case that is seen by many as politically motivated. Mr Ibrahim, who won a recent by-election, has vowed to topple the Government of the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

12:
KwaZulu-Natal - The South African High Court, sitting in Pietermaritzburg, will rule on whether Jacob Zuma, leader of the ruling African National Congress party and likely successor to President Mbeki, should be tried for corruption.

16:
Baghdad - General David Petraeus hands over command of US forces in Iraq to General Raymond Odierno.
Bangkok - The Supreme Court in Thailand is expected to pass judgment on Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister, who is accused of illegally helping his wife to buy land worth £1.5 million at a discounted price from a government agency in 2003.

17:
Israel - The ruling Kadima Party will choose a leader to replace Ehud Olmert. Tzipi Livni, the Foreign Minister, is tipped to succeed. A run-off election will be held on September 25.