11.   It was not immediately clear whether the council would convene over the week-end or early next week.

12.   Nineteen of the members called on Aini to step down gracefully or the council would convene an extraordinary general meeting and do the needful.

13.   Tarifi said the portfolios would be announced on Wednesday, when the Palestinian legislative council convenes in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

14.   The council would convene a special congress to hold the confidence vote, Klaus said.

15.   The council convened for consultations with Secretary-General Kofi Annan in attendance.

16.   The council convened Thursday afternoon.

17.   The council convened, provoking protests Wednesday and Thursday outside the office.

18.   The full council convened to hold further discussions.

19.   The supreme leader says a grand Islamic council will convene to decide.

20.   While Baghdad has given no indication it will ever resume cooperation, the council has convened three panels to try to forge a new relationship with Saddam Hussein.