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Taleban step up tactics to keep valley their own
The Taleban is resorting to desperate measures to retain control in an Afghanistan region.
The Taleban is resorting to desperate measures to retain control in an Afghanistan region.
The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that his Cabinet colleagues were fully aware of his determination to deal with Saddam Hussein has been bluntly called into question by testimony from two of his most senior officials.
The godfather of the Taleban, one of Pakistan's most prominent retired spies, has died of a heart attack in the wilds of Waziristan while held captive by Islamist militants he helped spawn.
Austria announced plans to exhume graves containing the remains of 220 suspected victims of Nazi Germany's infamous euthanasia programme yesterday.
War medal collectors are combing death notices to harass families of late veterans for their medals.
The Defence Force insists that New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan involved in a fatal shootout were fired upon first.
When his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer this week, Squadron Leader Steve Hall was determined to make it home from Afghanistan.
Former PM Helen Clark says concerns by the US Embassy over the screening of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 for a Labour Party fundraising event showed "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct by officials.
Dr Marc Shaw, serving in Afghanistan, writes about his experience of a Christmas far from home.
The body of New Zealander Private Jack Howard was carried into St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington today by his British Army comrades and farewelled after the funeral by a three-volley salute from NZ soldiers he served with.