1There is still confusion over who was behind the bloody hijacking of a Pan Am jumbo jet at Karachi Airport, which resulted in the deaths of seventeen people and the injuring of 120 others. Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has said that Pakistan's "lax" attitude towards terrorism in part encouraged the hijacking and that the poor handling of the rescue attempt cost lives.

2Terrorists have attacked worshippers at a synagogue in Istanbul with automatic weapons and grenades, killing 22 people.

3Soviet authorities say no logical explanation has been found for last week's Black Sea collision, that resulted in the sinking of the cruise liner SS Admiral Nakhimov and the loss of 398 lives.

4A 29-year old man will appear in a Rotorua court tomorrow on a number of firearms charges, following a long siege at the Mount Maunganui wharf today.

5Thirteen people have been killed in New Zealand's roads this weekend.

6Children trying to retrieve a dog chain from power lines caused a massive power surge in some Rotorua homes this afternoon.

7The Braemar Gathering in Scotland has seen an almost complete turnout of the British Royal family.

8A famous sherry brewing house in Spain, keep resident mice and feed them on glasses of fine sweet sherry.