1The coming pay round could be affected tomorrow when the Higher Salaries Commission (HSC) brings down a huge pay rise for New Zealand's politicians and top public servants.
2The violence in South Africa continues. Today Black mourners clashed with police near Cape Town.
3Lebanon's Government has asked Syria to send troops to impose order in West Beirut, where rival Muslim militias continue to fight.
4It is believed yesterday's plane crash in Milwaukee, which killed all 31 people on board, was caused by engine failure.
5Doctors in Tucson have given a 25-year Michael Drummond a new heart after he had been kept alive for nine days by an artificial one.
6The Limbs Dance Company studio in Ponsonby has been gutted by fire today.