1The week's international news headlines.

2Against the backdrop of carnage in Syria, the United Nations has been forced to watch helplessly from the side-lines as the country tries to free itself from the Assad regime. Meanwhile, women and children continue to be helpless victims of the violence and brutality. Has the systematic expulsion of Syrian diplomats had any effect on the Assad Government? Interview with a spokesman from the Syrian community in NZ.

3Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has found himself in direct opposition with the US Government to such a degree that a website has been set up cataloguing the threats made against him. Analysis.

4Mitt Romney has finally secured the Republican nomination for the Presidency, despite his lack of popularity and his significant public gaffes. Has it been a victory for the man, or his money?

5The Vatican leadership is one of the world's most influential and powerful groups, yet is seldom in the spotlight. However, now the release of confidential documents has plunged the Vatican into a classic Whodunit? that is keeping the world's media fascinated.

6The appearance of former British PM Tony Blair at the Leveson Inquiry this week has once again sparked the media's interest. The latest from the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics.

7Analysis of the latest international news headlines: including; Spanish economic crisis; George W Bush conspicuous by his absence in the Republican Presidential campaign; trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik; Queen's Diamond Jubilee; attempts to reduce sugar intake by New York City Mayor.