The extradition case involving a Cork couple wanted in the United States over the alleged kidnapping of their grandson was adjourned at the High Court today for two weeks.

More than 75,000 people were urged to evacuate the coast of North Carolina today as Hurricane Isabel weakened but remained a dangerous storm on a track toward land.

Aircraft carriers and guided missile destroyers moved into the waters near New York and Washington after President George Bush placed the US military on its highest alert status.