1The Commonwealth Games Federation has met today in Edinburgh and decided to seek assurances from Commonwealth nations that they will not participate in any future politically-inspired boycotts of the Games.

2American priest Father Lawrence Jenco has been reunited with his family after being held hostage by radical Lebanese Muslims for almost nineteen months. It has been revealed that the Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy Terry Waite played a big part in securing Jenco's release.

3Talks lasting more than three hours have just ended between British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe and South African President PW Botha.

4King Hassan of Morocco has resigned as permanent Chairman of Arab summit meetings following hostile Arab reaction to his talks last week with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

5United States Vice President George Bush has arrived in Israel to push for new Middle East peace initiatives. However he is also promoting his own political initiatives as he campaigns for the 1988 Republican Presidential nomination.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

7Residents in the south-east of the United States are struggling to cope with the worst drought since the Depression of the 1930s.

8Women's Weekly Studio discussion with Michael McKay, editor of the New Zealand Women's Weekly.

9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

10Palmerston North 17-year old Carlton Fogg has drowned in Yugoslavia, a week after participating in the World Junior White Water Canoeing Championships in Austria.

11A recent trend of 'fast fashion', using vending machines to dispense genuine American style jeans, is leaving fashion-conscious Parisians unimpressed.