It has called for an emergency meeting to prepare for a resumption of six-party talks, involving America, Japan and Russia as well as China and the two Koreas.

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At the Pentagon, the Army has warned program managers to prepare for a possible money crunch if Bush vetoes an emergency war spending bill that calls for the eventual withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq.

CNN: No yielding on war funding as Bush proposes talks

An emergency bus timetable will operate on Wednesday as drivers prepare for the fifth strike since last December.

BBC: Timetable changed in Isle of Man bus strike