1Two seamen are being questioned in Auckland about a cache of ammunition and gun parts found hidden aboard the French ship Île de Lumière, bound for New Caledonia.

2There is growing evidence that a shadowy Palestinian group, Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) were responsible for last week's terrorist attacks on the airport terminals of Rome and Vienna. The ANO is believed to be a breakaway organisation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Israel continues to talk of reprisals, despite an appeal from the United States for restraint.

3Bishop Desmond Tutu has called for a general strike in South Africa if demands for the reform of apartheid are not met within three months. In Lesotho, the political struggle by Black South Africans was highlighted at a funeral for victims of recent violence.

4The holiday road toll now stands at thirteen.

5A ceremony was held today to hand over the Telethon 1985 cheque, however the prevailing view was that New Zealand was unlikely to see any more Telethons.

6Rotorua Police have issued a warning about two bottles of a potentially deadly anaesthetic which disappeared from a rail consignment.

7A private plane has found the canoe Hawaiki Nui, however it is a long way from its destination.

8The controversial Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic may have to be abandoned due to thick ice. Meanwhile the MV Nella Dan has arrived in Hobart after spending six weeks trapped in pack ice in the Antarctic.

9A British Parliamentary report describes drug addiction as "the biggest problem to face the country in forty years".

10Africa's famine and drought made an impact on the hearts and pockets of the well-fed world during 1985, producing one of the biggest emergency relief operations of its kind. However, although the crisis has receded, the next twelve months will be critical for countries such as Ethiopia.