Checkpoint for Monday 10 August 2009

6:58 PM.China gave the world Chairman Mao's 'Little Red Book' - Now the Cuban authorities have published a collection of the 'Thoughts of Fidel Castro'. Audio

6:56 PM.The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombian troops of carrying out a military incursion into Venezuela. Audio

6:53 PM.One of the defeated candidates in Iran's presidential election is demanding an investigation into the treatment of detainees who were arrested during demonstrations against President Mahmoud… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.Police in Northern India say at least 43 people have been killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rain buried parts of 3 remote villages in the Himalayan foothills Audio

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

6:44 PM.The country's largest paper mill is applying to extend permits to discharge effluent into the Tarawera River for 35 more years. Audio

6:37 PM.For the latest news from the UK, we're joined now by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:27 PM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is confident the majority of almost 2000 potentially hazardous sites in the region, are of low risk to people and the environment. Audio

6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:22 PM.The Tongan Prime Minister has just given a televised address to the nation about the government's response to the Ferry disaster. Audio

6:18 PM.The government wants to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels, by 2020. Audio

6:14 PM.The United States is expected to announce even more troops will be sent to Afghanistan. Audio

6:07 PM.The Government is sending New Zealand's elite Special Air Service troops back to Afghanistan to help in the fight against the Taleban. Audio

5:58 PM.President Barack Obama has arrived in Mexico to attend his first summit of North American leaders which begins in Guadalajara on in a few hours. Audio

5:54 PM.The public has vented its rage at a hearing in Wellington over plans to bring in sweeping changes to building rules on the capital's waterfront. Audio

5:51 PM.The latest figures show property values have increased for the third month in a row. Audio

5:47 PM.The country's security watchdog says the mining giant has been spying on Chinese steel companies for six years, and extorting billions of dollars from them in the process. Audio

5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:40 PM.New Zealander Scott Dixon is now the most successful driver in Indycar series history after winning in Ohio this morning. Audio

5:37 PM.Telecom's network arm Chorus says hundreds of customers will experience delays in having broadband installed and faults repaired, as service workers go on a nationwide strike. Audio

5:35 PM.A woman charged with assaulting her two-year-old daughter, has made an emotional appearance in court. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

5:27 PM.A couple staying in a Queenstown hotel won't forget their holiday weekend for a while after waking on Saturday morning to find a naked man sharing their bed. Audio

5:27 PM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is confident the majority of almost 2000 potentially hazardous sites in the region, are of low risk to people and the environment. Audio

5:25 PM.Taiwan is experiencing its worst flooding in 50 years after being pounded by typhoon Morakot which has left 12 people dead. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.American investigators say it could take a year to determine the cause of an air crash in which nine people died - including a New Zealand helicopter pilot. Audio

5:17 PM.There are new claims that the sunken Tongan ferry was dangerously rusty and shouldn't have been at sea and the previous owner says training for the new crew taking over the vessel was cut short. Audio

5:12 PM.The government wants to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels, by 2020. Audio

5:07 PM.New Zealand's elite SAS troops are heading back to Afghanistan to help in the fight against the Taleban. Audio