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Key declines Australian request for more troops
NZ recently rebuffed a bid by Australia to form an Anzac training unit in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, John Key has revealed.
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Obama's master of war has a way with words
David Petraeus has become Obama's third commander of the war since April last year.
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How <i>Rolling Stone</i> brought down a general
Two words on journalist Michael Hasting's initial pitch to trail Stanley McChrystal appear to have tickled his PR staff's fancy: Rolling Stone.
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General's exit sends clear signal of intent
With the appointment of David Petraeus, Obama has sent a clear signal that the US' existing strategy will continue.
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Heat now briefly off Obama
President Barack Obama's handling of the "Runaway General" affair was exemplary.
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Australian soldiers die in Afghanistan crash
Three Australian commandos have been killed and seven injured in a helicopter crash during an early-morning operation against Taleban insurgents.
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Aussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Four soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
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Closure for 'Bloody Sunday' - 38 years later
Lord Saville's 12-year inquiry into 'Bloody Sunday' delivered the vindication that the people of Derry had been denied.
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Navy boards burning tug
A navy damage control team has boarded a burning ocean-going tug off Northland hours after the crew abandoned ship when fire broke out in the engine room.