1There have been calls for the Round Australia Yacht race to be abandoned after strong winds and high seas caused havoc among the fleet.

2Iran and Iraq have today agreed to a United Nations (UN) ceasefire.

3South Africa and Angola have agreed to a ceasefire after more than a decade of fighting.

4The Soviet Union pulled out is remaining troops in the south of Afghanistan as well as the first of its units from Kabul.

5The Duchess of York has given birth to a baby girl.

6Fishermen have been told that reserves of some key fish species such as Orange Roughy are declining..

7Colin Hicks, retiring President of the Public Service Association (PSA), has warned the Government that the days of loyal public service are over thanks to Government changes to the public service.

8The Government has announced that Health Computing Services will be sold to the Australasian company Paxis Information Services for $4.25 million.

9A series of dawn raids across the country has led to the arrest of 88 people on drugs charges.

10A Tongan man who nearly had his arm severed by a blow from a machete has given evidence in the South Auckland District Court against eleven Samoan men who attacked him and a friend at the Otara shopping centre on April 30.

11United States Secretary of State of George Shultz has vowed that a bomb attack against him will not intimidate either the United States or Bolivia in their fight against drug traffickers.

12Two Catholics have been shot dead in Belfast in what is thought to be a revenge attack for the killing of two men by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) last week.

13Overseas buyers are developing an interest in New Zealand real estate, which is gathering apace. South-east Asian investors are coming to New Zealand on organised tours, specifically to look at real estate.

14Performer Elton John is auctioning off more than 200 items of pop memorabilia because he wants to change his image.