Tuesday, Feb. 24:
JOHANNESBURG _ U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits. Through Feb. 26.
KAMPALA, Uganda _ World Agricultural Forum's World Congress, the first time it is held outside the United States.
MEXICO CITY _ Mexico's transportation industry holds nationwide protests to demand help during global economic crisis, better protection against crime.
RIO DE JANEIRO _ Carnival ends.
WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on monetary policy before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on obtaining the name of U.S. clients with Swiss financial accounts.
WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama meets Japan's prime minister Taro Aso, and addresses a joint meeting of Congress.
CHICAGO _ Colombia Vice President Santos Calderon speaks about the future of U.S.-Columbia economic relations.
Wednesday, Feb. 25:
WASHINGTON _ House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on the future of missile defense testing.
WASHINGTON _ House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the U.S.-Russia relationship.
WASHINGTON _ House Science and Technology Committee hearing on the effect of U.S. export control policies on science and technology activities and competitiveness.
Thursday, Feb. 26:
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania _ U.N. Secretary General visits. Through Feb. 27.
KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Patrick Allen sworn in as Jamaica's sixth governor general.
WASHINGTON _ Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK _ The Grand Canyon celebrates its 90th year as a national park with the official unveiling of a visitor's center that until recently was a century-old gift shop.
Friday, Feb. 27:
PARIS _ Annual Cesars ceremony honoring the year's top films.
LOS ANGELES _ Sentencing set for fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander in sex assault case.
Saturday, Feb. 28:
No major events added.
Sunday, March 1:
BRUSSELS _ EU leaders hold emergency summit talks to go over strategy to get out of deepening economic crisis.
MADRID _ Parliament elections in Spain's Basque and Galicia regions.
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