Bali decision: An Indonesian court hears an appeal by three of the 2002 Bali night club bombers against their death sentences. Lawyers for Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra argue they were convicted on the basis of retroactive legislation.

Mengistu sentence: Sentence is passed on Ethiopia’s Marxist ex-ruler, Mengistu Haile Mariam, after his conviction in absentia for genocide. He has been in exile in Zimbabwe since being ousted in 1991 and many fear he will never face justice.

Tube bomb trial: Six men go on trial in London accused of attempting to bomb the city’s transport system on 21 July 2005.

Five long years: Guantanamo marks its fifth anniversary as America’s controversial high-security detention centre in Cuba for terror suspects. US peace activists plan a march up to the centre’s gates.

Hitler the comedy: A taboo-breaking comedy depicting the Nazi dictator as an impotent, bed-wetting drug addict, who plays with a in his bath, premieres in Germany. “I know I am dancing on mass graves…” its Swiss-Jewish director Dani Levy says, arguing that laughter is “liberating”.

Drug rap: US rapper Snoop Dogg appears in court in Los Angeles on weapons and drugs charges.

Mid-East talks: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Cairo in another bid to the Middle East peace process.

French candidate: The ruling party Union for a Popular Movement is expected to announce that interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy will be its candidate for the 22 April election.

Here’s looking at you: Fifty years since the death of Hollywood screen legend Humphrey Bogart, star of Casablanca and gangster films.

This guide to the week ahead is not intended as an exhaustive list, and the events noted may be cancelled or postponed.