With the appointment of David Petraeus, Obama has sent a clear signal that the US' existing strategy will continue.

Three Australian commandos have been killed and seven injured in a helicopter crash during an early-morning operation against Taleban insurgents.

Four soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

Lord Saville's 12-year inquiry into 'Bloody Sunday' delivered the vindication that the people of Derry had been denied.

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.

One of Britain's best-known soldiers has mocked claims of post-traumatic stress disorder among the armed forces.

The last of seven new Navy ships will arrive in Auckland tomorrow, at least two years late, and following a troubled maiden voyage from the ship builder's yard in Australia.

The deaths of two Australian soldiers in a bomb blast has reopened debate on the nation's involvement in the war in Afghanistan.

Australia has reaffirmed its support for the war in Afghanistan, despite the deaths of two of its soldiers yesterday.