WORLD AGENDA OCTOBER 2002 October 3: On the 12th anniversary of German reunification, the restored Brandenburg Gate, BerlinÕs best-known landmark, will be unveiled after two years of work. October 6: A swing to the Left is expected in BrazilÕs Presidential elections with the Workers PartyÕs Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the favourite. The ruling centrist coalition candidate Jose Serra is thought too uncharismatic to overturn LulaÕs lead. October 9: Aileen Wuornos, one of the USÕs first known female serial killers, is due to be executed in Florida, for shooting seven men on the stateÕs highways. The 46-year-old prostituteÕs story has been portrayed in two films, three books and an opera. October 10: Parliamentary elections will mark a return to democracy in a country ruled by General Pervez Musharraf since his 1999 coup. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, convicted of corruption and living in self-imposed exile, is among opponents banned from standing. October 11: AfghanistanÕs President Hamid Karzai and ex-US President Jimmy Carter are among the top tips from a record 156 candidates to win the $1 million Nobel Peace Prize, announced in Oslo. October 15: As international pressure grows for Saddam Hussein to allow the unconditional return of United Nations weapons inspectors or face war, an advance party of inspectors is due to travel to Iraq to identify preliminary sites for investigation. October 16: Enron Corporation auditors Arthur Andersen are sentenced for obstruction of justice for shredding documents related to the collapse of the energy company. October 19: A referendum to agree expansion of the European Union will be put to Ireland, the only member of the 15-strong EU not to have ratified the Treaty of Nice. Last June, 53.9 per cent voted No. October 21: Alastair Irvine, the 25-year-old son of the Lord Chancellor Derry Irvine, the head of the judiciary in England and Wales, goes on trial in California charged with stalking and threatening to shoot a teenager. October 21: A bloodstained silk purse, worn by Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, and letters written by the AdmiralÕs wife and by his mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton, will be auctioned by SothebyÕs on Trafalgar Day. October 23-25: The trial of three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, for tax evasion of around $4.75 million, begins in Munich. The 34-year-old retired tennis star could face jail if convicted. Parliamentary elections in Kashmir (final 2 of 4 rounds on Oct 1 and 8), Latvia (Oct 5), Bosnia (Oct 5), Trinidad (Oct 7), Togo (Oct 27). Presidential elections in Ecuador (Oct 20).