AP Weekly News Calendar

Saturday, January 1:

HAVANA — 52nd anniversary of Cuban revolution.

VATICAN CITY — Pope celebrates Mass to mark New Year's and the church's World Day of Peace. 0900 GMT.

TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia introduces the euro.

Sunday, January 2:

JERUSALEM — Regular weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting. 1000 GMT.

MADRID — Spain enacts new anti-smoking law.

Monday, January 3:

BERLIN — Reinsurer Munich Re issues annual report on the cost of natural disasters to the insurance industry.

WASHINGTON — The 112th Congress convenes with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives and a reduced Democratic majority in the Senate.

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department releases its latest report on construction spending, 1500 GMT; The Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for last month, 1500 GMT.

SINGAPORE — Fourth quarter gross domestic product results.

Tuesday, January 4:

BERLIN — Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases December unemployment figures.

HAVANA — Afro-Cuban Santeria priests hold news conference to deliver predictions for 2011.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama returns to Washington following a holiday vacation with his family in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department releases its latest report on factory orders, 1500 GMT.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases minutes from December interest-rate meeting.

JOHANNESBURG — Johannesburg High Court hearing in appeal of bail refusal by accused terrorist Henry Okah. Hearing expected to take two days; no date given for decision. Okah will not be in court.

LUSAKA, Zambia — Preliminary court hearing for Xiao Li Shan, 48, and Wu Jiu Hua, 46, facing 12 counts of attempted murder after workers at a Chinese-run coal mine in Zambia were fired on following a dispute over pay.

Wednesday, January 5:

LISBON — Portugal sells 500m euros in 3-month Treasury bills in the year's first test of investor appetite for the country's debt amid an unresolved financial crisis. Results expected midmorning.

JOHANNESBURG — Second day of Johannesburg High Court hearing in appeal of bail refusal by accused terrorist Henry Okah. Okah will not be in court.

Thursday, January 6:

MADRID — Drawing for Spain's famed El Nino lottery.

VATICAN CITY — Pope celebrates Mass to mark Epiphany. 0900 GMT.

PARIS — France hosts annual conference on changing the world financial system, with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde among speakers. All-day event.

BERLIN — German Economy Ministry releases industrial orders figures for November.

CARACAS, Venezuela — A new National Assembly takes office with a larger contingent of lawmakers opposed to President Hugo Chavez.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Tentatively planned meeting between Netanyahu and Mubarak.

Friday, January 7:

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Court hearing for army major and two others charged with treason in July 2009 arson attack on health ministry.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — Start of President Sarkozy's two-day visit to overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new $220 million cruise ship port in northern Jamaica will open to berth the Royal Caribbean cruise line's largest class of ships.

WASHINGTON: Labor Department releases employment data for December. Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for November.

BERLIN — German Economy Ministry releases industrial production figures for November.

CAIRO — Christmas for Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians