1Opposition MP Winston Peters has once again upstaged his party leader Jim Bolger. Today he pre-empted Bolger by holding a meeting with new United States Ambassador Della Newman a day before Bolger was scheduled to meet with her.

2The Kiwi Red Aerobatic team returned to the skies today following the fatal accident earlier this week, but immediately struck trouble when one of its planes hit something.

3East Germany has began scrapping part of its air force, just a day after getting rid of half of its tanks.

4While visiting Finland, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the Kremlin has no intention of interfering with democratic reforms taking place in Hungary and Poland. Moscow's attitude to the sweeping changes underway across parts of Eastern Europe have been labeled the "Frank Sinatra Doctrine".

5The Government's gang-busting Caucus Committee is on the road visiting the gang homelands, where they have been given a range of conflicting advice.

6Air New Zealand has complained to the police about an anti-terrorist exercise involving an exploding bunch of flowers at Wellington Airport terminal.

7The British Post Office says it has been swindled out of millions of pounds by a sophisticated stamp scam.

8Australia's annual inflation rate has jumped to 8% in the September quarter.

9Oral contraceptives are being considered as a means of controlling New Zealand's rabbit population.

10Welsh rugby players are turning to leeches as a means of preventing cauliflower ears.