REUTERS WORLD NEWS OUTLOOK

Following are some of the main world news events expected in the next week (all times GMT). Asterisks denote new listings.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9

WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits United States (to Jan. 11). ** LONDON - Britain hosts an international meeting to plan for the period after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's departure (to Jan. 10).

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (1230). ** DUBLIN - European Council President Herman van Rompuy meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.

BERLIN - Czech President Vaclav Klaus visits Germany, meets Chancellor Angela Merkel.

MEXICO - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mexico Forum: Public Policies for Inclusive Development, organised by the OECD, the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA/CEPAL), the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank (to Jan. 10).

CAIRO - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet with Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi.

LIBREVILLE - Gabon to host Central African Republic peace talks.

DAKAR - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan meets Senegalese President Macky Sall and Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye (to Jan. 11).

CAIRO - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visits Egypt (to Jan. 10).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 ** WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the U.S. top military officer, General Martin Dempsey.

DAMARA, Uganda - Central African Republic rebels expected to hold peace talks.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Presidential election (to Jan. 12).

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn speaks on "The EU and the economic crisis - the next steps to recovery".

KIEV - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Ukraine. ** HAVANA - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to visit Cuba.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

GHADAMES, Libya - Libya hosts summit with Algeria and Tunisia.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 13

ADDIS ABABA - Security officials from Sudan and South Sudan are scheduled to meet.

ABU DHABI - The third session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly (to Jan. 14).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 14

HAVANA - Peace talks resume between Colombian government and rebels FARC.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15

ABU DHABI/ DUBAI - French President Francois Hollande visits United Arab Emirates.

VIENNA - Euromoney conference on central and eastern Europe (to Jan. 16).

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican House of Representatives will take a second vote on the $51 billion remainder of the Sandy disaster aid package.

CAIRO - Egypt's highest court holds first hearing to examine the legitimacy of the upper house of parliament.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 ** TEHRAN - Tehran hosts next round of talks with U.N. nuclear watchdog. ** PARIS - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Policy dialogue on aid for trade (to Jan. 17). ** BRUSSELS - European Economic and Social Committee plenary session (to Jan. 17).

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