1Two unidentified gunmen today assassinated Zafir Masri, recently appointed by Israel as Mayor of the West Bank city of Nablus. Masri was regarded as a symbol of efforts to revive Middle East peace talks by enhancing self-rule among moderate Palestinians in the occupied territory.
2Police in Sweden are stepping up a nationwide manhunt to find the assassin of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was shot in a Stockholm street yesterday.
3The threat of further industrial action by secondary school teachers was lifted today, with the decision by teachers to take their pay claim to arbitration.
4Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip are now in Australia after leaving Christchurch this morning.
5The first television interview with Lindy Chamberlain, since she was freed from prison, will be shown in Australia tonight on Channel Nine's 60 Minutes programme.
6Authorities in Manila are sceptical about deposed President Ferdinand Marcos' claim that he fled the Philippines because he wanted to avoid bloodshed. They have produced landmines that were planted in Marcos' Presidential Palace.