The multinational drug company Merck Sharpe & Dohme has recalled its widely used painkiller, Vioxx, after a study suggested it might increase the risk of heart disease in certain people. Kate Rodger (3 News - live); Annette Lyford (arthritis sufferer and Vioxx user); Alister Brown (GM Merck New Zealand); Dr Andrew Harrison (NZ Rheumatology Assoc); Dr Eric Topol (cardiologist); Dr Sharon Sime (Medsafe - NZ Drug Safety Authority, Ministry o.
British PM Tony Blair is to undergo a minor heart operation. Tony Blair (British PM).
Report on further violence in Iraq. A series of car bombs has killed dozens of children in Baghdad.
Report on the first US Presidential Debate. George W. Bush (US President); John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate); Drew Levinson (CBS News - live).
Detained refugee Ahmed Zaoui has won his latest legal battle. The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that the Inspector-General of the SIS must take into account his human rights when he considers the validity of the Security Risk Certificate Deborah Manning (Ahmed Zaoui's lawyer).
Two polls put Dick Hubbard ahead of John Banks in the race for the Auckland Mayoralty.
The President of Nauru has declared a state of emergency. The Speaker of Parliament has countered that his move is unconstitutional.
Update on the trial of seven Pitcairn Island men accused of sexual abuse.
Further report on the Australian operation against child pornographers. Mike Phelan (Australian Federal Police); Ken Moroney (NSW Police Commissioner).
A new agreement signed today means the US will 'fast track' NZ exports through its strict new antiterrorism measures. Bob Walters (Export NZ).
A Christchurch man has had his speeding conviction quashed after a court ruled that the GPS system in his car was a more reliable indicator of his speed at the time in question than the police radar. Geoff Wilson (driving instructor); Jayne Gale (Automobile Association).