1The international conference of Trade Ministers ended this evening, with delegates welcoming the fact that for the first time, agriculture was at the centre of discussions.

2The United States Assistant Secretary of Defence Richard Armitage has accused New Zealand of seriously weakening the Western Alliance.

3North Island fire fighters south of Taupo walked off the job for an hour today to push for a pay rise. The Fire Service Commission has warned that they may become liable for any damage caused by fires while they are on strike.

4The Government has ordered changes to all vents, lights and door fittings at Paremoremo Maximum Security Prison after three prisoner suicides in the past month.

5Fierce competition in the road transport industry is forcing some drivers into bankruptcy and causing others to break the law in order to survive. A report on life for the truckies since deregulation in 1983.

6The Appeal Court in Britain has ordered a 17 year old mentally handicapped woman should be sterilised for her own good. The decision is likely to have widespread repercussions for the rights of those with mental disabilities. A report on three similar cases that have been before the court in New Zealand over the past year, followed by a studio discussion.

7Worldwatch British Prime MInister Margaret Thatcher today called for caution in arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. Today she travelled to Europe to meet with French President Francois Mitterand ahead of her trip to Moscow next week.

8Worldwatch Figures released today by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed the enormity of the crisis affecting Mozambique. The UN says one million people are homeless, and four million are facing starvation - the victims of drought and the long running civil war between the Government and the right-wing Mozambique National Resistance, which is backed by South Africa. Everyday, thousands try to make the hazardous border crossing to South Africa.

9Worldwatch Civil war is raging in Angola between the communist Government, backed by Cuban troops and Soviet weapons and a rebel force, backed by the United States and South Africa.

10Worldwatch It was claimed today that captured British hostage negotiator Terry Waite has been charged with espionage activities. Meanwhile, American hostage Allan Steen is said to be very ill and his hostages have upped the ante.

11Worldwatch A look at the changing role of women in Saudi Arabia, as the country rapidly changes from a poor desert Kingdom into a modern and wealthy State.

12Worldwatch More than two years after shooting four Black tennagers on a New York subway train, Bernard Goetz, the so-called 'subway vigilante' has gone on trial, charged with attempted murder.

13Worldwatch A look at television evangelism in the United States - is it for God and the hereafter, or big business in the here and now?