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(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)
Main stories
IRAQ: Following developments nationwide (regional sources)
CHINA: Trilateral talks underway in Beijing among US, North Korea and China over Pyongyang's suspected nuclear weapons development programme (-25). US Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly heading US delegation (Japanese news agency Kyodo, Chinese news agency Xinhua)
WEST BANK & GAZA STRIP: Watching reaction to deal between Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat and Prime Minister-designate Mahmud Abbas on Palestinian cabinet formation (regional sources)
Asia-Pacific
JAPAN: Prosecutors in Tokyo expected to demand death penalty for AUM Shinrikyo sect founder Shoko Asahara for alleged involvement in 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, other gas attacks and killings (Japanese news agency Kyodo)
CHINA: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes continues week-long visit (-27) (Indian news agency PTI, Chinese news agency Xinhua)
JAPAN: East Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta visits for talks with Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on Japan's aid to East Timor, bilateral trade issues (-26) (Japanese news agency Kyodo)
SOUTH KOREA: By-elections take place for three parliamentary seats, city mayors and county councils. These elections are being seen as early indication of public reaction to Roh Moo-hyun's …