1The hunt for bodies continues tonight in the rubble of the United States Embassy in Beirut which was demolished by a car bomber. So far, the number of dead stands at twenty-three, with sixty wounded and twenty people still missing. Pope John Paul II has ended his twelve-day tour of Canada, condemning violence at an outdoor Mass in Ottawa. Little is known about the terrorist group claiming responsibility, but the anonymous caller from Islamic Jihad promised such attacks would continue until America had left Lebanon.

2A public debate on the decriminalisation of marijuana is being organised by Auckland's new Criminal Bar Association.

3Three people died and one was injured when a car plunged eighty metres from the road into the Conway River in North Canterbury this afternoon.

4Former Waipa MP Marilyn Waring farewelled three hundred women at Parliament this evening amid tears and confessions that her time in Parliament had been "a private hell".

5Disgraced race horse trainer Hayden Haitana has been released on $14,000 bail today.

6Muhammad Ali's doctor has clarified the boxer's medical condition, saying to date it does not seem likely he is suffering from Parkinson's Disease, and it is more likely that his condition has been caused by repeated head trauma.

7The New Zealand Party opened its second conference for the year today, with party members rejecting a move to change their colours to red, white and blue. However, it was the controversial Armed Neutrality policy that dominated the afternoon's discussions.

8Indoor cricket is rapidly increasing in popularity, and promoters are desperate to cash in on the sport's increasing popularity.