41.   The foreign ministry called on Germany and the Netherlands to take extra measures to protect Turks living there after nine Turks died in two suspected arson attacks.

42.   The ministry also called on schools to solve the problems of stress and competition among students who were trying to pass entrance examinations.

43.   The ministry called a special meeting of education superintendents amid growing concern about a series of teen suicides related to bullying.

44.   The ministry has also called departments at all Chinese ports to strengthen quarantine checks of imported fruits and goods brought in by passengers.

45.   The health ministry called on doctors to report for duty and issued an appeal to blood donors to come forward.

46.   The Norwegian finance ministry called Friday for a police investigation into press leaks revealing details of the national budget due to be presented in parliament next week.

47.   The Norwegian foreign ministry may call off a visit to Israel by the chief of naval operations, Rear Admiral Hans K. Svensholt, a daily newspaper said Wednesday.

48.   The ministry also called on people to resume agricultural work to avoid food shortages.

49.   The ministry called on Belarus leaders to compromise with democratic opposition forces and make visible efforts to introduce democratic reforms.

50.   The ministry also called on Palestinian authorities to put an end to the recent wave of suicide attacks.