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May 12 is the deadline set by Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif for restoring the deposed judges...

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8226; May 12 is the deadline set by Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif for restoring the deposed judges, though Pakistan People8217;s Party chairman Asif Ali Zardari has not committed himself to this deadline.

8226; US President George Bush will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt between May 138212; May 18. He will address Israel8217;s Knesset and is expected to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Sharm al-Shaykh.

8226; India8217;s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be joining Sergey Lavrov and Yang Jiechi in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for a trilateral Russia-India-China foreign ministers8217; meeting between May 14- May 16. Foreign Minister of Brazil Celso Amorim is expected to join, for foreign minister-level talks among the BRIC countries.

8226; On May 15, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be paying a visit to Bhutan 8212; . the first by an Indian PM in 14 years and the first following the country8217;s successful democratic transformation.

8226; On May 15, Palestinians mark Al-Nakbah or Catastrophe Day, the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Israeli state.

8226; On May 16 and 17, Peru8217;s capital Lima will host an European Union-Latin America and Caribbean EU-LAC summit. Focus will be on poverty, inequality, inclusion and sustainable development, climate change, environment and energy.

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