1New Zealanders pledged more than $4 million during the Live Aid international concert to help African famine victims. It is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people watched the event in 169 countries.
2The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) is meeting with its lawyers tonight to consider its response to yesterday's shock setback to its plans for the All Blacks to tour South Africa.
3Greenpeace officials say three yachts will carry their protest to the French nuclear testing site at Mururoa, despite the sinking of their flagship Rainbow Warrior. Police have stepped up their inquiry into the bombing.
4United States President Ronald Reagan is said to be recovering well following abdominal surgery.
5Two high-speed United States Navy jets crashed head-on during an air show in New York today.
6Art experts suspect that one of Rembrandt's most famous paintings, The Man in the Golden Helmet, may not be a Rembrandt at all.