1A car bomb in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo has killed up to 150 people, and exploded only around 500 metres from where the touring New Zealand Cricket team is staying. This is the worst attack since the beginning of the Sri Lankan civil war between the largely Hindu Tamils and the native Sinhalese, who are mostly Buddhist. The cricketers are almost certain to cancel; their tour and return to New Zealand. Studio interview with the chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council (NZCC).

2Fiji's Governor General broadcast on nationwide radio this evening, in an appeal for calm. Tension is rising in Fiji in the wake of the recent election, which saw the indigenous Fijians lose the majority in the new Coalition Government led by Dr Timoci Bavadra. However, anti Government protests are being organised in the streets of Suva.

3A hand grenade, thrown from a truck into a police training centre in South Africa, has killed one Black police trainee and injured more than sixty.

4Salmon fishermen want the Government to stop commercial operators catching salmon at the mouths of Canterbury rivers.

5A million dollar campaign has been launched to teach New Zealanders basic survival skills in case of a civil emergency.

6The National Party today pledged to sell off TV2 to private enterprise if it wins the next election. A closer look at the party's broadcasting policy followed by an interview with National Party Broadcasting spokesman, Jim Gerard.

7Canterbury wheat growers are incensed that Australian wheat is being imported at twice the price New Zealand farmers are paid. The Government is seeking an urgent report on whether or not New Zealand wheat growers need protection from imports.

8Worldwatch New civil unrest in South Africa is damaging to the Government just two weeks before the Whites-only election. White mine workers could hold the key to that country's election in two weeks. Worried about the threat to their jobs from Black workers, many of the Government's traditional supporters are switching to the far right Conservatives.

9Worldwatch A United States Senate Select Committee has voted to give Admiral John Poindexter limited immunity from prosecution over his involvement in the Iran-Contra arms sales affair. In return, he will give testimony.

10Worldwatch An American court decision has today dealt a serious setback for those seeking compensation for illnesses they say were caused by above ground nuclear testing in the United States.

11Worldwatch British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe is en route to Australia, on the second leg of an Asia-Pacific tour, that includes New Zealand. Before leaving Thailand today, Howe urged the Vietnamese Government to withdraw its troops from Kampuchea (Cambodia).

12Worldwatch A new media phenomenon in the United States is shock radio. It is intentionally vulgar and offensive, and pops up on breakfast shows as well as late at night. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it often oversteps what is acceptable, but they have to balance the offensiveness with the First Amendment right to free speech.

13Worldwatch Television advertising in the United States is undergoing a transformation. Gone are the flag-waving, patriotic commercials of the past, and in are ads that accept that the American public are skeptical, cynical and weary.

14The annual Mobil Radio Awards were held in Auckland tonight. A look at some of the awards recipients.

15News Update An update on the New Zealand cricket team's welfare in Colombo, Sri Lanka which has been the scene of a terror attack today.