Norbert, with winds of near 105 mph, was expected to hit land early today along a relatively unpopulated stretch north of the resort of Cabo San Lucas. A hurricane warning was issued for the west coast of Baja California from Puerto San Andresito to Agua Blanca. Forecasters said it would weaken somewhat before hitting land.

North Korea: Terror list

PYONGYANG — The Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist nation has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities, The Associated Press has learned.

President Bush signed off on the move on Friday in a bid to salvage a faltering accord aimed at getting the North to abandon atomic weapons, according to diplomats briefed on the matter.

The removal is provisional and North Korea will be put back on the State Department's "state sponsors of terrorism" list if it doesn't comply with the inspections, they said. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because the administration has not yet announced the step.

Peru: Cabinet resignations

LIMA — President Alan Garcia accepted the resignation of his entire Cabinet on Friday without naming replacements in response to an oil kickbacks scandal.

The president cleared out his Cabinet after already suspending the five oil contracts Discover Petroleum won in a public auction last month and accepting resignations from his energy minister and the president of state oil company Petroperu.