New ZealandLove worth waiting 7 decadesAfter 70 years of wondering what he had done wrong to lose his wartime sweetheart, a British man will finally marry his love this weekend.18 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Soldiers deserve an inquiryWar in all its terror is becoming ever more visible. Helmet cameras and the like enable commanders to watch the fighting from the other side of the world and inevitably, the footage finds its way into the public eye.13 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPlaques commemorate soldiers' sacrificeMPs will return to the House today with three new reminders of New Zealand's losses and service in wars overseas.02 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRebels heed lesson of Qusair to repel regime in AleppoSyrian state media had announced that "Operation Northern Storm" would retake Aleppo "within days" after regime forces captured Qusair at the beginning of June.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldMilitants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killedSeven al-Qaeda-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the UN compound with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.20 Jun 06:41 AM
WorldSyria: 650,000 refugeesMore than half a million people fled Syria's civil war last year, and the UN says that number could double by the end of 2013.19 Jun 01:25 AM
WorldFlow of arms to Syria alarms IsraelIsrael is worried about continued arms supplies to the Syrian regime from Russia.18 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldRebel fighters already receiving Saudi rocketsOpposition fighters in Syria are preparing for a major onslaught by government forces in their northern strongholds around Aleppo.18 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGreg Elder: Letter from a Kiwi doctor in SyriaTwo years ago, at the beginning of the violence in Syria, I was asked to write a blog in the British Medical Journal on behalf of Medecins Sans Frontieres.18 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldParents see jihadists kill their sonPhotographs of the bloodied face of a 14-year-old boy executed in front of his parents by jihadists in northern Syria show the extreme justice meted out in rebel-held areas.11 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandOnline map honours war deadAn interactive map that plots where 18,000 New Zealand soldiers who died in World War I are buried has been created for a project marking the conflict's centenary.09 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldTop official tries to quell US spying scandalThe top US intelligence official stressed yesterday that a previously undisclosed programme for tapping into internet usage is authorised by Congress.09 Jun 05:30 PM
Entertainment'Forgotten war' as soldiers saw itThe memories have come flooding back for three Korean War veterans before the opening of a special photo exhibition that features 150 images taken by Kiwi soldiers.03 Jun 08:00 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Deciphering the double speak on Syrian solutions and securitySometimes, in diplomacy, a translator is not enough. You need a code-breaker.02 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandForgotten air veterans honouredAfter 68 years, a group of war veterans have finally received the recognition they waited so long for.02 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandDNA tells all: soldier, sailor ... father, dad?"Match" - It's just one word but for Kim Abraham that word on a DNA test would answer her life-long question: her sailor dad's identity.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSoldiers face probeA criminal inquiry has started into a firefight in which two New Zealand soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last year.01 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldA mighty woman's heart for global changeDaniel Pearl had been held captive in Pakistan for more than a month when Mariane, his wife, learned he was dead.31 May 05:30 PM
WorldObama looking for way to end America's 'war on terror'America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay.24 May 05:30 PM
WorldAttacks push Iraq closer to sectarian warIraq is edging closer to all-out sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims as a series of car bombings and shootings killed at least 90 people and left many others injured yesterday.21 May 05:30 PM
WorldBombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in IraqBombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday (local time), killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.17 May 08:00 PM
WorldShock and goreSitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told what happened to her family in pre-dawn darkness on March 11 last year.17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandApply for asylum, translators toldThe Government says it will consider asylum for translators who worked with New Zealand's SAS soldiers in Afghanistan and have been left jobless and in danger.15 May 05:30 PM
WorldTurks turn on Syrian refugees after blastsThe mob shouted "Kill the Syrians" as they marched on the Hawam family drinks stall in Reyhanli.13 May 05:30 PM
WorldGulag that shames the westFive years after Obama said he'd shut it, over 100 prisoners, including a British resident - are still chained in Guantanamo. DAVID JONES went inside and was horrified by what he found.11 May 02:05 AM
New ZealandNew Zealand bomber pilot at Dambusters anniversaryThe last surviving pilot of the Dambusters raid in World War II, Tauranga resident Les Munro, will be a guest of honour at England's 70th anniversary of the raid on May 16.05 May 05:30 PM
