1Unions formed prior to the Employment Relations Act being passed have been declared illegal.
2Air New Zealand shares have plummeted again and the airline's future is looking increasingly bleak.
3FBI agents are investigating a planned biochemical attack on the USA by the same group of terrorists who perpetrated the terrorist attacks on New York a fortnight ago. Meanwhile the Taliban say prime suspect Osama bin Laden is "missing".
4Security fears are casting doubt on next month's CHOGM meeting in Australia.
5The next head of the World Trade Organisation is adamant threats of terrorism should not get in the way of the WTO.
6Other news.