DIARY - Political and General News Events From Aug 14

Reuters will issue this diary daily at around 1000 GMT.

All times in GMT unless otherwise stated.

Items marked ** denote new or amended listings.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou visits Haiti.

JERUSALEM - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talks in Jerusalem.

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to present full energy reform bill to Congress that will open the door to private investment - 1800 GMT.

** SELIGENSTADT, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds first election rally in Germany - 1500 GMT.

** TEL AVIV, Israel - Officials from EU and Israel due to begin talks in Tel Aviv on Israel's participation in an 80 billion euro European Union research programme Horizon 2020.

** KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda President Paul Kagame addresses last session of parliament - 0400 GMT.

PAKISTAN - 66th anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.

LEBANON - Hezbollah marks seventh anniversary of its "divine victory" - - the end of its war with Israel.

DUBAI - Tamarrud Bahrain, an opposition group modeled after the youth body that organised protests that brought down President Mohamed Mursi, plans to stage strikes in the island kingdom demanding reghime change.

BOSTON, United States - Republication Committee meeting (to Aug 17).

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

TURKMENISTAN - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Turkmenistan at the invitation of President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - President Susilo Bambung Yudhoyono will deliver speech on 2014 state budget to members of parliament - 1900 GMT.

BAKU - 3rd Summit of Co-operation Council of Turkic Speaking States will be held in Baku (to Aug. 16). Turkish President Abdullah Gul will be attending the Summit.

SEOUL - South Korea holds a ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of Korea's liberation from the 1919-45 Japanese colonial rule.

MUMBAI, India - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the nation on the Independence Day.

** BEIJING - World Health Organisation (WHO) holds a media event unveiling its 2013 World Heath Report on universal health coverage.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music album at the MTV Video Music Awards.

JAPAN - 68th anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two.

INDIA - 66th anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule.

LIECHTENSTEIN - 207th Anniversary of Independence.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

SARAJEVO - 19th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina (to Aug. 24).

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

** BERLIN - The Social Democrats(SPD) Germany's oldest party hold two-day celebration of their 150th anniversary (to Aug 18). The SPD challenger Peer Steinbrueck, trailing Chancellor Angela Merkel, will hold a keynote speech.

ASTANA - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Kazakhstan to hold a series of bilateral meetings, including talks with Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov (to Aug. 20).

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

BEIJING - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will visit China (to Aug. 23).

SINGAPORE - National Day Rally speech by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 19

** BISSAU - Nigeria's Former President Olusegun Obasanjo leads high-level West African anti-drug commission trip to Guinea-Bissau (to Aug. 21).

ERBIL, Iraq - Kurdish National Conference attended by Kurdish representatives from Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day

MOSCOW - 22nd anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - 45th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting + External Partners (to August 24).

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

VIENNA, Austria - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Vienna.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

NEWYORK/PENNSYLVANIA - President Barack Obama, trying to persuade Congress to adopt his proposals for boosting middle-class jobs, will go on the two-day road trip (to Aug. 23).

MONTREAL, Canada - 2013 World Cancer Congress (to Aug. 30).

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

MADAGASCAR - First round of Presidental elections.

BALTIC WAY - 24th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 24

FERTOD/KOSZEG, Hungary - Prime Ministers of the Vishegrad Group (Czechs, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) to hold informal meeting.

POLAND - Poland marks the 24th anniversary of the creation of the first post-communist government in 1989.

UKRAINE - 22nd Anniversary of Independence.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 26

VANTAA, Finland - Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen to hold economic seminar in Vantaa.

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan to discuss peace process with the Taliban and mending a frayed relationship between the neighbors (to Aug 28).

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28

** WASHINGTON - President Obama speaks at Lincoln Memorial to mark 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.

PALEMBANG, Indonesia - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Process (FMP) Working Group III Meeting (to Aug. 29).

KIEV, Ukraine - 32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (to Sept. 1)

VENICE, Italy - 70th Venice International Film Festival (to Sept 7).

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

** MILWAUKEE, United States - Harley Davidson will hold its 110th anniversary event in Milwaukee, United States.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Baltic Presidents at the White House.

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SEPTEMBER (UNDATED)

HANOI - South Korea President Park Geun-hye will visit Vietnam to discuss bilateral cooperation and other issues related to Official Development Assistance (ODA) and South Korea's participation in a nuclear power plant project in Vietnam.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 9th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan school.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - G20 Sherpas' Meeting. A Discussion of the Leaders' Joint Declaration (to Sept. 5).

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - G20 Finance Ministers' Deputies Meeting. A Discussion of the Leaders' Joint Statement (to Sept. 5).

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

GENEVA - Gulf Cooperation Council-Swiss Forum (to Sep 4). Secretary-General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al Zayani and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter will be attending the Forum.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

STOCKHOLM - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Sweden (to Sept. 5).

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

MUNICH, Germany - 41st Anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen which killed 11 Israelis.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - G20 Leaders' Summit (to Sept. 6).

NEW YORK - New York Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2014 (to Sept. 12).

TORONTO, Canada - 38th Edition of Toronto International Film Festival 2013 (to Sept. 15).

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Deadline set by Sudan to allow flow of South Sudan oil.

ASTANA - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit to Kazakhstan (to Sept. 8).

INDIA/BANGLADESH - 2nd anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

MALDIVES - Presidential elections.

AUSTRALIA - General Elections.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

WASHINGTON - Japan's junior coalition chief Natsuo Yamaguchi will visit Washington (to Sept. 13). He is expected to hold talks with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

NORWAY - Parliamentary elections.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

FRANKFURT - 65th International Motor Show (to Sept. 22).

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

UNITED STATES - 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

VILNIUS - Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama will visit Lithuania (to Sept. 13).

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - The 13th Meeting of the Council of Heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States will be held in Bishkek. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iran's newly elected President Hassan Rouhani in Kyrgyzstan.

LONDON - (TBC) London Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2014 (to Sept. 17).

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

INDIANOLA, United States - Vice President Joe Biden will speak at an Democratic event in United States.

MACAU - Parliamentary elections.

GLOBAL - International day of Democracy.

GUATEMALA - 192nd Anniversary of Independence.

EL SALVADOR - 192nd Anniversary of Independence.

COSTA RICA - 192nd Anniversary of Independence.

HONDURAS - 192nd Anniversary of Independence.

NICARAGUA - 192nd Anniversary of Independence.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

RWANDA - Parliamentary elections.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations 68th Annual General Assembly starts.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

BRUSSELS - European Economic and Social Committee plenary session (to Sept. 19).

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

BALI - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting (to Sept. 20).

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

SWAZILAND - Parliamentary elections.

VIENNA - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference Meeting (to Sep. 20).

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

GERMANY - Parliamentary elections.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

VIENNA - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors Meeting.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

GUINEA - Parliamentary elections.

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations General Assembly debate (to Oct. 4).

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 40th anniversary of independence from Portugal.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

ARUBA - Parliamentary elections.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 63rd anniversary of recovering Seoul from North Korea during the Korean War.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

AUSTRIA - Legislative elections.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

CAMEROON - Legislative elections.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

WASHINGTON - Deadline for U.S. Congress to pass a bill funding the government for the next fiscal year and a White House request to raise the federal borrowing limit, known as the "debt ceiling."

BALI - APEC Economic Leaders' Week and Related Meetings (to Oct. 8).

** ISTANBUL - Global Gas Opportunities Summit (to Oct. 3).

GLOBAL - International Day of Older Persons.

ABUJA - Nigeria celebrates its 53rd year of independence.

CHINA - 64th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

GUINEA - 55th anniversary of independence from France.

GLOBAL - International Day of Non-Violence.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Second Death Anniversary of Apple co-founder.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

MOSCOW - 7th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

WASHINGTON - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Deputies Meeting (to Oct. 10).

GLOBAL - World Post Day.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

GLOBAL - World Mental Health Day.

GLOBAL - World Day Against the Death Penalty.

GLOBAL - World Sight Day.

FIJI - 43rd Anniversary of Independence.

WASHINGTON - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (to Oct. 11).

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

WASHINGTON - 2013 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (to Oct. 13).

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

BALI - 11th anniversary of Bali bombings.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

SANJOSE, Chile - 3rd anniversary rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

GLOBAL - United Nation's World Hand-Washing day.

GLOBAL - International Day of Rural Women.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

BRUSSELS - European Economic and Social Committee plenary session (to Oct. 17).

GLOBAL - World Food Day.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

GLOBAL - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

JERUSALEM - 2nd anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

TRIPOLI - Second anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22

SAUDI ARABIA - Second death anniversary of Saudi Arabia's Crown.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

LIBYA - Second anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.

VAN, Turkey - Second anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Oct. 25).

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Day.

LUSAKA, Zambia - 49th Anniversary of Independence.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

VILNIUS - Celebration of the 21th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania in co-operation wi

th the Constitutional Court.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

BRUSSELS - 2nd anniversary of an EU agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis that included a writedown of 50 percent of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) totaling to euro 1 trillion.

BUTOVO, Russia - Russia Marks Annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin's Purges.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

TURKEY - Local elections.

GLOBAL - The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

BUTOVO, Russia - Russia marks annual day of remembrance for the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's purges.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31

GLOBAL - World population reached 7 billion in Oct 2011.

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