A look at what could be dominating the headlines around the world this week - and some key background on those events.
MONDAY 22 JANUARY
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WATCH OUT FOR:
Ringing up the changes - a special series on how India is embracing globalisation
Regarding America - a BBC World Service poll on how the US is perceived abroad
Davos man returns - our blog from the world economic forum in Switzerland
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Crowded catwalk: The fashion world parades its spring-summer 2007 haute couture collections in Paris. Nearly twice as many designers have been invited to present collections for women as last season, the French news agency AFP reports.
Vancouver murders: Canadian pig farmer Robert Pickton, 56, goes on trial for the murder of six women. Mr Pickton is accused of being Canada's worst serial killer, suspected of killing at least 26 prostitutes since the late 1980s. He denies the charges.
Got a light? Trial opens in US for class action against major tobacco companies, accused of misleading smokers with the label "light" on their cigarettes.
TUESDAY 23 JANUARY
Old enemies: Azerbaijan's foreign minister meets his Armenian counterpart in Moscow to discuss a settlement for the bitterly disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The breakaway territory voted for formal independence from Azerbaijan in December.
Oscar's back: The Oscar (Academy Award) nominations are announced, with actress Dame Helen Mirren and the film Babel tipped for glory after doing well at last week's Golden Globe awards. The
WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY
George W Bush's speech comes with no hope of peace in Iraq in sight
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In a state: President Bush, weakened by the rout of his party in Congress and on the defensive over Iraq, makes his annual State of the Union speech (broadcast Tuesday evening Washington time).
Top table: The Davos forum opens high in the Swiss Alps with the focus on climate change, the "Web 2.0" revolution in internet services and Asia's burgeoning economies.
EU fumes: The European commission outlines proposals to reduce carbon emissions from cars.
THURSDAY 25 JANUARY
A Hamas year: It is one year since the Islamic militant organisation won power in the Palestinian elections. Foreign boycotts in protest at Hamas's refusal to recognise Israel's right to exist have hit the territories hard and tension with the former Fatah has spilled into lethal violence.
Rebuilding Beirut: Paris hosts an international conference on aid for Lebanon, still recovering from last summer's conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, and internal political strife in the autumn.
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY
The Playboy continues be produced around the world
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Putin in town: The visiting Russian president gets pride of place at India's Republic Day celebrations in Delhi. An agreement is expected to be signed on producing engines for MiG-29 fighters in India.
Playboy riot: It is a century since John Millington Synge's Playboy of the Western World premiered in Dublin, sparking a riot in protest at its portrayal of Irish Roman Catholic morals. A 2006 Chinese production - which relocates the action to a Beijing hairdresser's - drew police attention after a complaint about the shortness of an actress's mini-skirt.
SATURDAY 27 JANUARY
Royal funeral: The late King of Accra, Nii Amugi II, is to be buried 18 months after his death. Disputes over the installation of a new kingmaker and the choice of a successor have delayed the funeral of the man who ruled over Ghana's Ga community.
Troll music: Norway officially begins celebrating a century since the death of Hall of the Mountain King composer Edward Grieg with a concert in Tromso. The actual anniversary falls on 27 September.
War protest: US anti-war demonstrators from the United for Peace and Justice coalition march through Washington DC to demand an end to the war in Iraq.
This guide to the week ahead is not intended as an exhaustive list, and the events noted may be cancelled or postponed.
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