Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday morning on North Korea's nuclear test.

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Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss the Gaza crisis.

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The House of Bishops will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning following the decision, a Church spokesman said.

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European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to consider their response to the attacks.

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Kuwait's acting oil minister has been reported as saying that Opec, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, might hold an emergency meeting to discuss boosting output.

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The European Central Bank will also hold an emergency meeting on Sunday about its own sovereign debt crisis in Italy, Greece, Portugal and possibly Spain as this major credit crisis develops.

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The opposition Syrian National Council warned that 40, 000 civilians' lives were in danger amid the violence and called for the Arab League to hold an emergency meeting to protect the besieged city.

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The executive committee will hold an emergency meeting in Cape Town on Wednesday, two days ahead of the draw for the finals, to assess the idea of extra match officials, one behind each goal.

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The Economic Community of West African States plans to hold an emergency meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to prepare to send troops to Mali to help government forces, a spokesman for the organization said.

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