41.   The sending of the two powerful naval groups is seen here as a US warning to Beijing to refrain from any military action against Taiwan.

42.   The US State Department warned to its citizens against travelling to Pakistan, citing the willingness of terrorists to strike civilian, as well as official, targets.

43.   Western diplomatic sources here said the visit took on added significance following a US warning to the LTTE on Monday not to jeopardise the fragile peace process.

44.   La Gracieuse sent a letter of warning to Photina via a dinghy, telling her to stop engines, to receive the letter and then to proceed out.

45.   Libya Wednesday strongly criticized the US warning to Turkey after it was announced Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan will visit Tripoli.

46.   Over the past year Paris has seen a spate of handbag thefts and muggings, prompting some foreign embassies to warn to travellers to be on their guard.

47.   Rising military tension is threatening to reignite the Bosnian war midway through a four-month truce, the UN said Saturday in a strong warning to the belligerents.

48.   The Indonesian government has sent a letter of warning to Japanese media correspondents here about their coverage of recent ethnic unrest in West Kalimantan province.