1Around twelve explosions rocked Katikati this morning as the Armed Offenders Squad arrived to execute a search warrant.

2Looters have hit at least one tornado damaged homes in West Auckland.

3State Councillor Yuyang Dong, the most powerful woman in China, is currently visiting New Zealand.

4New Zealand radio stations are reviewing the use of hoax phone calls following the suicide of the British nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge from an Australian radio station.

5A brawl at a London pub after last weekend's All Blacks game has infuriated New Zealand ex-pats who have felt the need to apologise to bar staff on behalf of their compatriots.

6A New Zealand company has invented what it says is the world's first brain-controlled device for stroke sufferers - a robotic arm.

7Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital.

8Syrian rebels are threatening the Damascus Airport, the Government's lifeline to its few remaining allies.

9The Egyptian President has abolished the decree giving him additional powers, that sparked weeks of violent protests.

10Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have celebrated the 25th anniversary of Hama on Gaza's streets.

11Pakistan's President has visited teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban and is now recovering in a British hospital.

12There has been a week of violent protests by Loyalists in Belfast, over restrictions on when the Union flag can fly at City Hall.

13Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi plans to run for a fifth term in office.

14The annual Youth Summit on Climate Change has concluded in Auckland.