1Police have found a shotgun that may have been used in New Zealand's biggest ever robbery in Auckland on Friday night.
2The latest Ministry of Defence briefing papers say there are major gaps in New Zealand's defences and the continued membership of The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) is important.
3Parts of New South Wales and Victoria are being overrun with pests such as locusts, mosquitoes and mice.
4A week after successfully intercepting a trawler smuggling arms for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) the Irish Navy has tackled a Spanish trawler suspected of smuggling.
5The Chinese Government has announced startling changes in social and economic policy. After 35 years under a strict Communist regime, individual enterprise is now being given official approval.
6The world recession, and changes in drinking habits amid health-conscious people, have combined to create huge problems for Scotland;'s whiskey industry which is suffering its worst slump since World War Two.