AP Weekly News Calendar

Friday, Feb. 12:

SHANGHAI, China _ Return of dissident Feng Zhenghua. 0430 GMT.

PYONGYANG, North Korea _ U.N. envoy Lynn Pascoe visits North Korea. Through Feb. 12.

SANTIAGO, Chile _ President-elect Sebastian Pinera meets with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim.

RIO DE JANEIRO _ Carnival begins.

VANCOUVER, Canada _ Winter Olympics opening ceremony, 9 p.m. (0200 GMT).

ROME _ Haiti's agriculture minister addresses a high-level U.N. meeting on medium and long-term food needs in Haiti.

NEW YORK _ U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, by video-conference, at 7:30 a.m. EST (1230 GMT).

Saturday, Feb. 13:

HARARE, Zimbabwe _ South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to travel to Zimbabwe to continue further mediations with all factions of the Zimbabwean unity government.

QENA, Egypt _ Three suspects charged in the Coptic Christmas Eve drive-by shooting Jan. 6 in southern Egyptian town of Nag Hamadi that killed seven go on trial in an emergency state security court.

Sunday, Feb. 14:

CAIRO _ 25 men, including 2 Palestinians, part of an alleged Qaida cell will go on trial in State Security court on charges of platting to attack govt and foreign targets. Targets allegedly include oil tankers on Suez canal and tourist sites.

BEIRUT _ Thousands of people expected to take part in rally in downtown Beirut marking 5th anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination.

Monday, Feb. 15:

PRISTINA, Kosovo _ Youth leader Albin Kurti to appear in front of EU judges for inciting violent protests.

MANILA, Philippines _ U.S. military provides weeklong medical and reconstruction services in typhoon-stricken areas of the northern Philippines.

GENEVA _ The U.N. Human Rights Council examines Iran's record.

THE VALLEY, Anguilla _ British overseas territory holds election for 11 seats in House of Assembly, with ruling Anguilla United Front facing challenge from two opposition parties.

HARARE, Zimbabwe _ The one-year anniversary of the formation of the Zimbabwean unity government. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in on Feb. 13, 2009, and took office on Feb. 15, 2009.

JERUSALEM _ Conference at Israeli parliament on compensation for Jews from Arab countries. 1300 GMT.

DHAKA, Bangladesh _ Group of bilateral and multilateral donors, Bangladesh Development Forum, will hold meeting to discuss future course of development aid.Thru.Feb. 16.

NEW YORK _ Westminster Dog Show. Through Feb. 16.

HOLLYWOOD, California _ Broadcast Film Critics Association's 15th annual Critics' Choice Awards.

Tuesday, Feb. 16:

JERUSALEM _ News conference for beginning of convention of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. 1200 GMT. Convention thru Saturday.

BEIRUT _ Hezbollah rally marking the anniversary of Imad Mughniyeh's assassination.

NEW ORLEANS _ Mardi Gras, celebrated primarily in Louisiana and along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coasts.

Wednesday, Feb. 17:

CAIRO, Egypt _ Supreme Council for Antiquities to announce DNA results meant to reveal the parentage of King Tut.

QENA, Egypt _ hearing for a Coptic man who was charged with raping a 12-year old Muslim girl in the south of Egypt.

PRISTINA, Kosovo _ Kosovo marks second anniversary of independence from Serbia.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba _ Pre-trial hearing in war crimes case of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, Sudanese accused of being bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve releases minutes from January interest-rate meeting with updated economic forecast.

Thursday, Feb. 18:

BAGHDAD _ The trial of British security contractor, Danny Fitzsimons who is accused of shooting two colleagues to death.

WHITE PLAINS, New York _ Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is scheduled to be sentenced for corruption and tax crimes.