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To Latin America where our correspondent Daniel Schweimler begins with details of a police operation to wrest back control of Rio de Janeiro's largest slum from drug lords. Audio

Pacific Rim leaders meeting in Honolulu have told Europe to get on with its plan to quell the debt crisis that could infect the world economy. Audio

Time to review the week on the campaign trail. Audio

Australian troops in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province are searching for a rogue Afghan soldier who escaped after shooting and wounding three diggers. Audio

Staying with the Earthquake Royal Commission, this afternoon the Department of Building and Housing has come in for a grilling over whether its earthquake regulations are good enough. Audio

Phil Goff talks to reporters about the latest poll that showed a fall in support for Labour, party leadership and policy costings. Audio

To London, and our correspondent Barney Burnham. Audio

To Brazil now, where a judge has ordered hundreds of protestors off the construction site of a massive dam project in the Amazon. Audio

Forecast bad weather and high swells has forced salvage workers on the Rena to suspend their operations. Audio

The Maui gas pipeline may take two-and-a-half to three more days to fix and in the meantime the costing are mounting for many big businesses and farmers. Audio

Maritime New Zealand says, in total, over 730 tonnes of oil has been pumped off the stricken ship, Rena, onto the bunker barge Awanuia. Audio

Gas supplies have been restored to hospitals and all but one dairy factory in Northland. Audio

Oil which leaked from the grounded container ship, Rena, on Saturday night may reach Coromandel Peninsula by the weekend. Audio

Tonight is crunch time in Thailand's capital under threat from the worst flooding in 50 years. Audio

People living in seven of the nine districts in Bangkok have been told to move cars and valuables to higher ground because of rising flood waters. Audio

A Hamilton man spent 5 weeks oblivious to the fact he was carrying a Lotto ticket worth a million dollars around in his pocket - Karen Jones from New Zealand Lotteries explains. Audio

Maritime NZ latest update on crippled container ship Rena in Bay of Plenty. Audio

The one million dollars being put towards the clean up by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, which chartered the Rena, is being welcomed by the Prime Minister, John Key. Audio

The Mediterranean Shipping Company is pledging a million dollars to help clean up the oil that's poured into the Bay of Plenty off the container ship it chartered from the Greek owners. Audio

Time now for the lastest stories from Latin American, our correspondent Daniel Schweimler starts with the rescue of 61 men who were being held prisoner by a drugs gang near the Mexican border. Audio

Oil from the stricken Rena, grounded off Tauranga, could wash ashore as far as Te Kaha, as authorities warn the disaster is expected to take a turn for the worse tonight. Audio

Oil from the stricken Rena, grounded off Tauranga, could wash ashore as far as Te Kaha, as authorities warn the disaster is expected to take a turn for the worse tonight. Audio

Matthew Watson is with the multinational firm Svitzer Salvage which is in charge of refloating the Rena, and recovering the containers lost overboard. Audio

Here's the Transport Minister Stephen Joyce - I asked him for his reaction to the apology. Audio

The Captain of the stricken container ship, Rena, has been remanded on bail after appearing in court this morning. Audio