1Emergency services were called out to a fire in a block of shops in Wellington last night.

2There is the prospect of another stop work meeting on Wellington's wharves this morning as a result of the pay rates dispute.

3Pope John Paul II has made an urgent appeal for peace in El Salvador, where 1000 people have now been killed in the latest week of fighting between the Government and leftist rebels.

4The leaders of twelve European nations have held a special summit in Paris to discuss in Eastern Europe. They have agreed to help wherever possible to assist economic recovery in those countries prepared to transform themselves into democracies.

5East German visitors have been flooding into West Berlin for a weekend of shopping, but improved systems meant that the traffic chaos of last weekend was avoided.

6Buck Helm, the man pulled from the wreckage of his vehicle four days after last month's earthquake in San Francisco, has died. Many survivors are trying to recover from the devastation caused by the earthquake, but for those who reside near the epicenter of the quake, tremors are a daily reminder of the threat.

7There is hope that the six-year war in Sudan could soon be ended following an agreement to hold peace talks between the Sudanese Government and its rebel foes. The civil war has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people - many through starvation and relief agencies fear food shortages could be just as bad this year.

8Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's chances of reelection appear uncertain following allegations of corruption within his government. Many film stars are using their influence to actively campaign against him.

9A fire which killed nearly 100 coal miners in Serbia on Friday is now under control. Rescuers are hoping to begin retrieving the bodies today.

10The Irish Republican Army (IRA) says it killed three British soldiers in Northern Ireland and another in England at the weekend.

11British politicians are polishing their image ahead of the introduction of cameras to the House of Commons.

12Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Nakbe, thought to possibly be the oldest major centre of Mayan civilisation in Guatemala.