1A Cuban refugee has been charged with setting fire to a New York social club in which 87 people died.

2Dr Elizabeth Morgan, the mother of seven year old Hilary Morgan, who is at the centre of a bitter custody dispute, want to settle permanently in New Zealand.

3Four Black Power gang members have appeared in the Auckland District Court following last week's fracas involving gang members, television crews, and the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

4The British Airways Concorde flew out of Christchurch today.

5The Brothers Islands in the Cook Strait have bid farewell to New Zealand's last lighthouse keepers.

6A preview of this year's Academy Awards (Oscars) which will be held tomorrow.

7The Government is backing down on its plan to allow political parties to use free air time from private broadcasters during the election campaign.

8Bob Hawke remains as Australia's caretaker Prime Minister this evening, as Australians ponder what sort of Government will be formed - Labour, a Coalition, or even a hung Parliament.

9A Norwegian company wants to buy shares in four South Island hydro-electric power stations.

10Musician Melissa Etheridge is currently visiting New Zealand.

11The Lambada is a new dance craze sweeping across the world.