The Week Ahead: 18 October – 24 October 2010

Posted on October 18th 2010 by Johannes Ledel

Here are some of the stories coming up in the week ahead.

The United Nations stage a convention on biodiversity, the UK re-evaluates its military and Bahrain heads for the polls after a wave of unrest.

The United Nations today opened the COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan. It is a gathering with the target of setting goals for the protection of biodiversity, that is the variety and diversity of species. The conference will run until October 29 and is the 10th gathering of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

In the UK the government is set to publish the first Strategic Defence Review in over ten years on Tuesday. The review will shape the future of Britain’s military and what will be prioritized with the cuts to the military budget. Then on Wednesday the Comprehensive spending review will be published, outlining more cuts to overall public spending.

Bahrain is set for parliamentary elections on Saturday, amid a clampdown on Shiite protesters who feel that they are being denied opportunities. The vote will select a 40 member parliament which has some policy making roles, but still answers to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Also in the news this week:

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be meeting with her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi for the third round of the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue.

This week’s economic news will most likely be dominated by a number of large corporations releasing earning figures for the third quarter of 2010.

Keep up to date with these stories and more on Livestation.

The Week ahead on Livestation: 22 – 28 March 2010

Posted on March 21st 2010 by Johannes Ledel

Here are some of the stories coming up in the next and that should make the headlines:

The US Health Care Bill will be voted on in the US House of Representatives on Sunday March 21, following over a year of debate on the issue. The outcome of the vote is considered to be a reflection of whether or not US President Barack Obama has been successful in his campaigning.

Italy will start its regional elections on Sunday March 28. The voting will be held over two days and will show what influence the series of scandals involving Silvio Berlusconi will have had on his support.

In Brussels, on Thursday March 25, leaders from different European nations will meet for a two day EU summit, it’s very likely that the economy will be on the agenda and especially Greece’s debt crisis.

Britain’s finance minister Alastair Darling will present Britain’s budget on Wednesday March 24, which becomes extra important as Britain will have its election this year.

Also coming up in the next week:

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton,will be meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Wednesday March 24 for a strategic dialogue.

Four employes from multinational mining company Rio Tinto are to stand trial in China on Monday March 22 for charges of espionage. A trial that will cast a spotlight on China’s courts.

Keep in the loop by watching these stories from various perspectives on Livestation‘s partner channels.