1Euthanasia A recent court case in the United States allowed a father to keep his child's brain dead pregnant mother alive long enough for her baby to be born. Doctors in Middlesbrough say the unborn baby of a woman who is clinically dead is in good shape and they are hopeful it can be born by cesarean section in a few weeks time. Discussion and viewer feedback with theologian Lloyd Geering about euthanasia and the moral dilemmas surrounding these decisions.

2The European Community (EEC) has agreed on new actions to combat terrorism based on sharing intelligence and improving police communications.

3A United States Congressional Subcommittee has been told that New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy has weakened the country's defences and may have encouraged Soviet interests to gain a foothold in the Pacific.

4A rahui (ban) has been placed on Maori fishing grounds around almost the entire South Island coastline in an attempt by Ngai Tahu to charge of their tribal fishing grounds.

5A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

6British Customs officers seized a record amount of illegal drugs last year. There are growing fears amongst authorities that much of the cocaine seized came from Bolivia, which produces more than half of the world's supply of cocaine and has enormous cocaine problems of its own. A look at the plight of Bolivia's 'cocaine children'.

7Euthanasia A recent court case in the United States allowed a father to keep his child's brain dead pregnant mother alive long enough for her baby to be born. Doctors in Middlesbrough say the unborn baby of a woman who is clinically dead is in good shape and they are hopeful it can be born by cesarean section in a few weeks time. Discussion and viewer feedback with theologian Lloyd Geering about euthanasia and the moral dilemmas surrounding these decisions.

8A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

9Euthanasia A recent court case in the United States allowed a father to keep his child's brain dead pregnant mother alive long enough for her baby to be born. Doctors in Middlesbrough say the unborn baby of a woman who is clinically dead is in good shape and they are hopeful it can be born by cesarean section in a few weeks time. Discussion and viewer feedback with theologian Lloyd Geering about euthanasia and the moral dilemmas surrounding these decisions.

10A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

11French police investigating a wave of terrorist bombings in Paris this month have made a very public arrest in connection with the case.

12A case has begun in New York against seven men accused of leading the United States' number one crime family. John Joseph Gotti Jr is an Italian-American gangster who became boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. This is part of the strongest attack launched against the afia in the United States yet, but will it succeed?

13Parts of southern Italy and Sicily are coated in fine volcanic dust today following the eruption of Mount Etna. There are no reports of injury or serious damage.

14Spring is a popular season for church and school fairs. In the United States, the county fair is a national institution, but one fair in Saint Joseph County in Michigan is offering something a little unusual - pig racing.