WORLD AGENDA
March 2006
February 23, 2006 - Graphic shows world news and current affairs events scheduled during March 2006. Events include Israeli elections, the release of the latest report by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran's nuclear programme, the summit of the Arab League in Sudan, which is expected to discuss whether to fund the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority and the start of the trial of former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg. Brokeback Mountain is tipped to win Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards, the inaugural World Baseball Classic gets underway in Tokyo, and the 18th Commonwealth Games open in Melbourne. A total eclipse of the Sun will be visible along a narrow corridor from Brazil to Mongolia, and Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is scheduled to reach the red planet, where it will study Earth's neighbour in unprecedented detail.