1The man accused of murdering his young wife and abandoning their daughter at a Melbourne railway station has been portrayed as a violent man who was angry he didn't have a son. 55-year-old Nai Yin Xue is charged with murdering his wife An An Liu.

2Households are being offered between 20 and 50 dollars compensation for enduring up to 16 hours without electricity during the coldest weekend of the year. Hundreds of prepay customers with Genesis Energy were without power due to a computer error.

3The Government is being challenged over John Key's claim that entitlements to New Zealand Superannuation will remain unchanged for the next 20 years despite the choke put on the Super Fund. Last week the annual budget saw payments into the fund - worth around $2-billion a year - suspended until the Government's books improve.

4The final stages of the David Bain retrial got underway this morning when the jury returned to High Court One in Christchurch for the summary of the Crown case against Mr. Bain.

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6Economists are warning the New Zealand dollar's rapid rise could choke off an early recovery from the recession. The dollar hit a seven month high overnight.

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8Military aircraft and warships are using satellite imaging in a desperate attempt to find the wreckage of an Air France passenger jet that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean. Air France officials say they've lost hope for the 228 passenges and crew on the Airbus A330 aircraft.

9The Prime Minister wants MPs to take another look at whether details of their expense claims should be made public. John Key has written to the speaker of the house suggesting a committee with members from all parties be set up to look at the issue.

10North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reported to have anointed his youngest son to continue the family dynasty and rule the communist regime. This has been the subject of intense speculation since Kim Jong-il suffered a stroke last summer.

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12American vehicle manufacturing giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the biggest industrial company collapse in US history. However it's wholly owned Australian subsidiary Holden, which employs thousands of workers in South Australia and Victoria, is not being sold off.

13The Department of Immigration is defending its policy of not wanting women on temporary visas to have their babies here.

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15A massive search attempt is underway find the wreckage of an Air France passenger jet that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean. Air traffic control lost contact with the flight shortly after it took off from Rio de Janeiro's international airport in Brazil en route to Paris yesterday.

16Genesis Energy says it is still receiving calls about a glitch which left hundreds of people without power over the coldest weekend of the year. The problem was caused by a computer error, meaning prepay customers could not top up, and the company could not issue them with credits.

17The cost of going to your family doctor could rise by up to 6.5 percent this year, but doctors say even higher increases could be needed if they are to cover their costs. The Medical Association says this figure - released in a nationwide district health board report - says it puts unrealistic expectations on doctors around the fees they charge.

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19News from the United Kingdom, including: members of European parliament receive two pensions; British MP expenses scandal;

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21A private funeral has been held at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife gardens for Dalu Mncube - the keeper killed in last week's tiger attack.

22The Ministry of Health has confirmed another new case of Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu', in a child who arrived from North America at the weekend. New Zealand's total number of confirmed cases is at 10.

23It has been revealed that a British-based company is behind the mystery New Zealand firm involved in the biggest-ever purchase of greenhouse gas emissions credits. The deal is worth $5.6-billion New Zealand Dollars.

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25The Minister of Transport anticipates a final decision on banning the use of cellphones while driving will be made in September. Steven Joyce says he expects to hear the results from public submissions gathered by the national transport agency in the next few weeks, and will present these to cabinet.

26Family and friends of eleven sailors from Tuvalu and one from Fiji are praying for their safe return, after they were kidnapped by Somalian pirates two months ago.

27People are going to the polls today in Greenland, as the country prepares itself for a move to self governance, and away from rule by Denmark. Greenland is the world's largest island - larger than all of Europe combined but most of it is covered by ice.

28Police in Kansas have arrested the man suspected of shooting dead Doctor George Tiller, one of very few physicians to provide late term abortions in the United States.