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Three suicide bombers have staged a coordinated attack on a Baghdad hotel complex. Western contractors and foreign journalists appear to have been the targets but it was ordinary Iraqis who suffered most, with 20 reported killed. Karl Bostic (NBC Bureau Chief); Kimberly Dozier (CBS Reporter - live from Baghdad).
Two youths have been charged in relation to the youth gang violence in South Auckland yesterday in which one man was killed. Sue Schwalger (Counties-Manukau Police); Panama Le'Au'Anae (Lawyer).
The Exclusive Brethren election leaflet drop during the election campaign will be investigated by the police following a complaint from the Greens. Police are also investigating a National Party complaint about Labour's pledge card. Don Brash (National Leader); Rod Donald (Green Party Co-Leader).
The Waitangi Tribunal is to conduct an urgent hearing to see whether the Government breached an agreement with Te Wananga O Aotearoa.
It has been revealed that a man found guilty of bashing a toddler to death had his home detention extended just two prior to the murder. Michelle Ngaira (Victim's Grandmother); Justice Warwick Gendall (Judge); Garth McVicar (Sensible Sentencing Trust); Barry Matthews (Corrections Chief Executive).
The PM has taken the opportunity to see firsthand how Aids is affecting Pacific nations such as Papua New Guinea before attending the Pacific Islands Forum where the issue will be discussed by Pacific leaders. Richard Steele (Anglicare Stop AIDS Centre); Helen Clark (PM - Labour); Ingrid Hipkiss (TV3 Reporter - live from Port Moresby).
Hurricane Wilma has left a trail of destruction after a four hour rampage across Florida.
A controversial plan to lock prisoners in prison vans outside Mt Eden prison because of overcrowding inside the prison is to be abandoned. Bevan Hanlon (Corrections Association President); Barry Matthews (Corrections Chief Executive).
Newspaper journalist John Marakia, fired for fabricating stories for the Herald on Sunday, may have offended before. Charmayne Tenana (Peter Williams Partner); Maurice Hall (Rugby Manager); Jim Tully (Journalism Commentator).
The US President has picked Ben Bernanke to take over as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
A new film is taking a unique look at the battle of Gallipoli from both the Allied perspective and the Turkish perspective. Tolga Ornek (Director).