Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 July 2009

6:58 PM.An Australian delegation has met with Indian parents, students and government officials in New Delhi to calm fears over attacks on Indian students in Australia. Audio

6:55 PM.Orthodox jews in Jerusalem are angry at a decision to open a carpark on Saturdays arguing that driving desecrates the Sabbath. Audio

6:53 PM.Tributes are coming in for a former US secretary of defence who's widely regarded as a leading architect of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. Audio

6:50 PM.Around two million people are receiving anti-retroviral drugs in Uganda mostly paid for by the United States. Audio

6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:45 PM.After a 4 hour meeting in the Kremlin Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have announced that ties between Russia and the US are already improving. Audio

6:40 PM.The Green Party MP Kennedy Graham has this afternoon outlined his members bill. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:25 PM.Skateboarding in Kabul is how one Australian is helping local kids get back to school. Audio

6:20 PM.New research shows that asking people about their family history of mental illness could predict how severe it might be. Audio

6:18 PM.A new survey of business opinion has found firms are feeling less pessimistic about the economy, but many are still planning to lay off staff. Audio

6:15 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:12 PM.The Employers and Manufacturers Association surprised MPs at a select committee hearing by supporting three seats being reserved for Maori on Auckland's super city council. Audio

6:10 PM.A Chinese Political Studies Lecturer in New Zealand says the enormity of violent protests in Western China is hard to digest. Audio

6:05 PM.There've been unprecedented scenes of rebellion in the remote Western region of Xinjiang in China. Audio

5:58 PM.The British prime minister Gordon Brown has issued a warning on the economy aimed at countries which stand in the way of reform. Audio

5:56 PM.In the Phillipines a woman who's reported to be from NZ could spend the rest of her life in jail if she's found guilty of taking cash from people in return for non-existent fruit picking jobs here. Audio

5:55 PM.After years of haggling, Australia and New Zealand are on the brink of agreeing to allow people moving across the Tasman to take their retirement savings with them. Audio

5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:48 PM.A judge in Los Angeles has taken temporary control of Michael Jackson's multimillion dollar estate away from his mother and handed it instead to the singer's former lawyer. Audio

5:45 PM.The country is still in recession and will stay that way until the end of the year according to the latest survey of business opinion. Audio

5:40 PM.The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is axing 60 jobs because of a drop in trade and passenger numbers. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.The Prime Minister has paid a call on the King of Tonga George Tupou the fifth, on the first leg of his goodwill trip of the Pacific. Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.The Maori Affairs minister, Peter Sharples says New Zealand will ratify the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People - but the Labour Party says no government will ever adhere to it. Audio

5:20 PM.The High Court in Christchurch has been told that Clayton Weatherston was calm and appeared to be in control when he was found with the body of his ex girlfriend. Audio

5:15 PM.Liam Reid's lawyer David Bunce. Audio

5:10 PM.News the convicted rapist and murderer Liam Reid has had his minimum non-parole period cut from 26 years to 23 has been met with surprise and anger. Audio

5:05 PM.Our correspondent in China Quentin Sommerville has just witnessed the latest protests in the Muslim region of Xinjian, China. Audio