Israel yesterday described as baseless reported findings in a new book that it offered to sell nuclear warheads to South Africa in 1975.

In an attempt to take the pressure off bomb disposal officers in Afghanistan, combat engineers will now be tasked with blowing up many improvised devices rather than having to dismantle all of them.

A soldier was struck by a stray bullet while operating a standard-issue light machine gun late this morning.

John Key's decision to attend the funerals of three Air Force servicemen has been criticised as "short-sighted and irresponsible".

Bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was taken into custody while trying to leave the United States.

Pakistan's Taleban chief promised attacks on major US cities in a video released after the failed car bomb attempt in New York, a monitoring group said.

The heart of New York was last night shut down after a lethal car bomb was found in Times Square.