1The United Nations has condemned violence in Zimbabwe, urging the regime of President Robert Mugabe to stop the violence and cease political intimidation. In New Zealand, MPs from across the House united this afternoon in their own condemnation of the violence and intimidation.

2There are warnings tension between two rival Invercargill gangs could develop into an unprecedented, nationwide turf war.

3Auckland City Mayor John Banks has pushed the case for a unitary authority for Auckland's cities to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance.

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5The Government is considering a paper that proposes giving local councils power to enforce local liquor store control policies, as well as a wider review of existing national policy.

6New rules have been set by the International Whaling Commission, including no votes; no resolutions; and at least 12 months until the debate will be resolved.

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8The Government has given the green light to a cheaper route through Transmission Gully, with the Chair of Wellington Regional Council suggesting it should be funded by future generations.

9A 28-year-old Nelson fisherman has appeared in court charged with the murder of Korean backpacker Jae Hyeon Kim.

10The jury considering whether a Catholic clergyman is guilty of sexual abuse is deliberating its verdict.

11An Australia Labour MP - Belinda Neal - is embroiled in a political scandal, with nightclub workers claiming she was abusive and threatening, telling them she would have the club's license cancelled.

12Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the first reading a bill to settle Treaty of Waitangi claims in the Rotorua area.

13New Zealand Army Corporal Paul Dudley has been standing trial on six charges, three of which are assaults on young soldiers.

14The future of the Tasman Rugby Union is uncertain, with debts of about $3.8 million, and has proposed sale of much of Lansdowne Park to a Christchurch developer.

15US Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama has been hitting back at persistent rumours that he is a "secret" Muslim.

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17Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called Zimbabwe's run-off Presidential Election as a sham. New Zealand is backing international calls for the vote to be delayed.

18Wellington Commuters are being delayed by a transaction pole fault between Porirua and Kenepuru which has delayed trains to Paraparumu.

19The Mayor of the Kapiti Coast - Jenny Rowan - wants the Government to fund the full cost of the billion-dollar Transmission Gully roading project.

20A rescue operation for a ferry capsized by a typhoon in the Philippines has found bodies but no survivors.

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22In the American state of Massachusetts, at least 17 girls - some as young as fifteen - at a school have become pregnant, with allegations they were involved in a "pregnancy pact".

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24A study has found that illegal drug use is costing New Zealand $1.3 Billion a year. It found the greatest proportion of harm is caused by stimulants like cocaine, the drug P, and ecstasy.

25South Africa has called off a day of national mourning in South Africa for the victims of a wave of xenophobic violence last month. No official reason has been given.

26Some international observers are claiming that North Korea is on the brink of famine, and in response the United States has agreed to send half a million tones of food aid.

27A Macedonian journalist who was charged with murdering two women - whose murder cases he reported - has been found dead in his prison cell.

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29HIV and Aids rates are on the rise in Central Asia, with drugs and prostitution the most common reasons behind the spread of the disease.

30A disturbing trend has been emerging in Iraq, with women increasingly becoming suicide bombers.

31Russian Gay Rights continue to be suppressed, with activists who march in Pride parades often end up clashing with protesters and even the police.