On the political front the arrival of a Russian diplomatic and aid mission in Kabul prompted high level warnings from the Bush administration today that Moscow refrain from taking actions that confer legitimacy on the Northern Alliance and its president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, which is not seen as a "viable successor to the Taliban," as the senior official put it today.
Last year, Beijing issued two "red alerts" for pollution, the highest level warning which calls for emergency measures such as closing schools and restricting car use.
Japan meteorological agency, which has issued its highest level warning for affected areas, said three hours of rainfall in one area in Kochi prefecture reached an accumulated 26.3cm (10.4 inches), the highest since such records started in 1976.
Authorities have issued a purple alert - the highest level warning - amid what it called "extremely critical fire weather".
Californian authorities have issued a purple alert - the highest level warning - amid what it called "extremely critical fire weather".
Authorities issued a purple alert - the highest level warning - amid what it called "extremely critical fire weather".
Authorities have issued a purple alert - the highest level warning - amid what they have called "extremely critical fire weather".
When the government raised the warning level on Monday to the highest level, warning that an eruption was "imminent," it triggered the evacuation of as many as 100,000 people from a 10 kilometer radius of the volcano's peak.
· Mental health: Seroxat warning over young An unprecedented high-level warning will go out to doctors and patients today that Seroxat, the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in Britain, could cause young people under 18 to kill or harm themselves.
New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt began it this way: "The military's effort to build a seasoned corps of expert officers for the Afghan war, one of the highest priorities of top commanders, is off to a slow start, with too few volunteers and a high-level warning to the armed services to steer better candidates into the program, according to some senior officers and participants".
After days of small but constant earthquakes and high-level warnings, many residents were ready.
