1The New Zealand Olympic canoeists have cashed in on years of dedication and training with a handful of gold medals.

2Olympic doctors have found clear evidence of body boosting steroid use in Finland's silver medalist in the 10,000 metres, Martti Vainio.

3A fast early pace destroyed the hopes of New Zealand runner John Walker in the Olympic 5000 metre race.

4Police are shocked by the death of an Upper Hutt teenager last night after inhaling gas from a fire extinguisher.

5Improving snow conditions lured eleven thousand people to the Whakapapa ski field on Mount Ruapehu this weekend, but it also produced 36 injuries.

6Two Policemen were injured today when their patrol car was blasted off the road by a landmine near Omagh in County Tyrone. Hundreds of protesters clashed with Police today during the funeral of Irish Republican Army (IRA) member Brendan Walters.

7A Polish cargo ship hit a mine at the mouth of the Red Sea today, as American and French warships searched the waterway for more explosives.

8British and Libyan sources have denied a claim that four Libyans involved in the London embassy siege last April have been executed since arriving home.

9A new Elvis Presley record is being released in the United States this week to mark the seventh anniversary of the musician's death.