Islamabad: Government declares this Friday as holiday in honour of Prophet Muhammad. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraff will address the national on State Television.

Nanning: Chinese Vice President Xi and president-in-waiting delivers a speech before the China-ASEAN Expo.

Various: The iPhone 5 goes on sale in Australia, Japan Hong Kong and Singapore.

Tokyo: Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan holds leadership elections.

Naypyitaw: Kachin peace network hold protest calling for peace and end to ethnic fighting.

Naypyitaw: Kachin peace network hold protest calling for peace and end to ethnic fighting.

Various: Asia stock markets turned lower Thursday after weak Japanese trade figures unlined that the global economy continues to struggle.

Various: Covering developments across Europe as Muslims plan demonstrations against anti-Islam video.

Berlin: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble holds press conference with foreign reporters.

Rome: Italian Premier Mario Monti holds bilateral meetings with leaders of Greece, Spain and Ireland on the sidelines of a meeting of Christian Democrats.

Lisbon: Portuguese President, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has called a council of state to debate about the new measures announced by the government.

Drancy: A Shoah memorial site is to be unveiled in Drancy.

Nogent-Sur-Marne: A controversial statue whose face is said to have been modeled on that of the former French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is to be unveiled in a small town east of Paris.

Various: Incumbent President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Mitt Romney are both expected to woo voters with campaign rallies planned in key battleground states. AP covering (on merit).

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In Film File this week:

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