Kiwi deputy Coalition commander says victory in the west has been harder.

Footage of a sniper's bullet hitting a GoPro proves how lucky a journalist is to be alive.

The ups and downs of ski touring on the border of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran.

The trip will be Mark Mitchell's first as Defence Minister.

US Central Command refused to comment on the strike until its investigation is finished.

Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been taken out of a zoo in war-torn Iraq.

The Defence Minister says a request from the United States is unlikely.

An Australian tourist witnessed a stolen truck mowing down people in central Stockholm.

COMMENT: Just what President Trump means by his plea to "join us" is unknown.

Two days ago a kiwi cameraman along with animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS risked their lives in attempt to rescue the last two remaining animals at Montazah Al-Morour Zoo, in the war stricken city of Mosul. The attempt was unsuccessful after the Iraqi army forced the group to return Lula the bear and Simba the lion back to the abandoned, filthy zoo. With their presence in Mosul now known to Islamic State militants they faced new threats of being attacked if they went back into the war zone … but after two days of intense negotiations they did

COMMENT: There are more reasons than not to hold inquiry into SAS raid, says Audrey Young.

Ameen Mokdad risked his life when he played music but he says alternative was unthinkable.

A Kiwi's attempts to rescue a lion and bear from war-stricken Mosul Zoo have failed.

An ex NZ Herald Focus cameraman is at the centre of a daring and dangerous animal rescue in the war stricken city of Mosul.

Iraqi government forces halted the fight for Mosul yesterday.

The Iraqis' progress has been remarkable, Brigadier Hugh McAslan tells.

Iraq general in charge of the war against Isis calls them 'a disease'.

One of the most damning claims in Nicky Hager's new book has been confirmed.

Exclusive: The Herald was with Gerry Brownlee on his trip to Iraq this week.

If you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.

Nick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.

White House press conference on Obamacare and immigration ban.

Twelve people from Mosul, including a 2-month-old baby, have been treated for suspected exposure to a blistering chemical agent.

The true horror of Islamic State's mass killings may never fully be known.

More than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

Nearly one in two Americans support Donald Trump's block on some immigrants

The Prince of Wales has warned the world is in danger of "forgetting the lessons of the past" in a speech about the Holocaust.

US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.