1The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union was signed in Washington DC today. Does it really signal the beginning of the end of the superpowers arms race?

2Two year old Hamilton boy Regan Chibnall has undergone his liver transplant operation in Brisbane. Doctors say the next few days will be critical for Regan.

3Two people remain unaccounted for following today's Hercules plane crash in Antarctica.

4The Erebus crash court case in Washington DC today resembled a replay of the Mahon Inquiry.

5The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the crash of a jetliner in California yesterday was probably caused by a former employee with a grudge against the airline.

6The Government has tonight introduced legislation into Parliament which will force the new State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to return land to Maori ownership if ordered to do so by the Waitangi Tribunal.

7The Government's long-delayed legislation to deregulate the oil industry was finally introduced into Parliament today. However, the Bill does not address the question of what happens to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, which would be unable to survive under a totally free industry. Some are also concerned that the Bill leaves the path open for the multinationals to establish a control over the oil industry, and for petrol prices to rise at the pumps.

8The man who went on a shooting rampage in a Melbourne office block had apparently gone there to confront an old friend.

9Auckland police say they may refuse to accept any more prisoners remanded by the courts. They are appalled at today's announcement that police will have to continue taking prisoners turned away from overcrowded prisons.

10A police constable gave evidence in the Gisborne High Court today, linking another officer to the alleged kidnapping of Rastafarian Dickie Maxwell in Ruatoria earlier this year.

11Sandra Coney, one of the authors of the magazine article An Unfortunate Experiment, which sparked the inquiry into cervical cancer treatment at National Women's Hospital, today attacked the medical profession as a whole at the inquiry.