WHO expects more SARS scares: Many more suspected SARS cases are

WHO expects more SARS scares: Many more suspected SARS cases are likely emerge because the symptoms match those of common winter diseases, the World Health Organization said on Friday as it investigated the latest case to surface in China. A 20-year-old waitress in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is suspected of having deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Her case surfaced days after China confirmed its first SARS infection since last year. -- Reuters

U.S. to reduce terror alert: The United States is to reduce its nationwide terror alert on Friday, a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity ahead of a press conference by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge at 11:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. in Jakarta). The five-level alert system has been at its second- highest level, "high," since Dec. 21. -- AFP