Checkpoint

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching maths on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100-thousand people a month. Audio

A federal judge in the United States has said he won't force a school district in Mississippi to hold a dance which was cancelled after a lesbian student asked if she could bring her girlfriend. Audio

In Cambodia there's been an alarming increase in the number of people being attacked with acid. Audio

Scientists say they've found a way of precisely targeting the bacterium that causes tuberculosis which could lead to a new range of antibiotic drugs. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The latest US census is expected to confirm the rapid growth of the Latino population. Audio

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is describing Sudan's upcoming elections as a"Hitler election." Audio

A Court of Appeal ruling could pave the way for further research into genetically engineered animals. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Top science bosses are predicting that in the decades to come, science superstars could sit alongside All Blacks and actors. Audio

Security forces are on alert in parts of eastern India over a series of attacks by Maoist militants. Audio