BBC- The world this week 10 July-16 July

MONDAY 10 JULY
Kosovo trial:
Former Serb President Milan Milutinovic and five other former officials go on trial before a UN court accused of war crimes in Kosovo in 1999.
前賽爾維亞總統 Milan Milutinovic 與五位前官員，於聯合國法庭面對1999年科索沃(Kosovo)戰爭的審判。

Saddam defence:
The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants resumes in Baghdad, with the defence expected to sum up its case.
伊拉克前領導人 Saddam Hussein 及七位共同被告的審判將於巴格達 (Baghdad)再次展開。

Migration talks:
Ministers from African and European nations meet for a conference on migration and development in Rabat, Morocco.
非洲和歐洲國家首長於摩洛哥(Morocco)首都拉巴特(Rabat)，就移民和發展問題舉行會議。


TUESDAY 11 JULY
Russian opposition:
Opposition politicians and NGOs hold a two-day "Other Russia" conference in Moscow ahead of the G8 summit meeting in St Petersburg. Kremlin officials have reportedly urged Western governments not to send representatives.
俄國反對派政治人物和部份非政府組織(NGOs)在G8高峰會舉行前，於莫斯科(Moscow)舉辦為期兩天，名為 “ Other Russia”的論壇。克里姆林宮(Kremlin officials)發表聲明要求西方國家政府不要派議員前往參與。

UN united:
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the opening of a new UN "campus" in Bonn, bringing together several UN organisations on the same site.


Srebrenica remembered:
The families of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre and bury newly identified bodies. UN chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte will attend.
聯合國首席檢察官 Carla del Ponte 將出席 Srebrenica 遭種族屠殺11週年紀念會。1995年，位波赫東部的 Srebrenicau 有將近8,000 名穆斯林成年男性與小孩遭賽爾維亞軍隊計畫性屠殺。



WEDNESDAY 12 JULY
Microsoft ruling:
The European Union is due to decide what action to take against computer software giant Microsoft for anti-competitive practices.

Rebel talks:
The Ugandan government and Lords Resistance Army rebels are scheduled to start peace talks in the southern Sudanese town of Juba. The negotiations are seen as northern Uganda's best chance for peace in years.

Independence day:
The tiny Principality of Liechtenstein - population 34,000 in 2003 - celebrates 200 years of independence. Perched in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland, it covers only 160 sq km (61.8 sq miles).


THURSDAY 13 JULY
Pipeline launch:
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is officially inaugurated. It will carry oil and gas 1,600km (1,000 miles) from the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan across Georgia to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean.

Shakespeare's finest:
A rare first folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays is expected to be sold at Sotheby's auction house in London. The edition, considered to be one of the most important in English literature, may fetch more than £3m ($5.5m).
Merkel at home to Bush: US President George W Bush visits Chancellor Angela Merkel's parliamentary district in Stralsund, northeastern Germany.


FRIDAY 14 JULY
Bush meets Putin:
Mr Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting on the eve of the G8 summit in St Petersburg.

War crimes trial:
The trial is due to start at the UN tribunal in The Hague of seven former Bosnian Serb officers charged with war crimes over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

Bastille Day:
French President Jacques Chirac marks the national holiday, commemorating the 1789 French Revolution, with an annual televised interview.


SATURDAY 15 JULY
Russia debut:
The leaders of the G8 group of nations - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK and the US - meet in St Petersburg. It is the first time Russia, which holds the presidency for 2006, is hosting the summit.

Techno tunes:
The techno music festival Love Parade returns to Berlin after a two-year break. The event, which started as a small party in 1989, now attracts up to a million people.


SUNDAY 16 JULY
Space trip:
The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to return to the Kennedy Space Center after spending about eight days docked with the International Space Station. Crew members Mike Fossum and British-born Piers Sellers plan to carry out two or three space walks.


This guide to the week ahead is not intended as an exhaustive list, and the events noted may be cancelled or postponed.