Syrian forces have rounded up hundreds of young men as government troops advance into rebel-held zones in embattled Aleppo.

The targeted killing of Abu Mohammad al-Adnani was the biggest in a string of successes against high-value targets.

COMMENT: Do the outside powers that have intervened in the war accept Bashar al-Assad's victory, or do they keep the war going?

The President invited a 6-year-old to White House to congratulate him on his compassion.

COMMENT: The event is worth being reminded of because this sorry chapter shows this country is indeed a blip on the radar screen by the French.

Donald Trump has reportedly been refusing to make time for daily intelligence briefings since the election, sparking fears about his leadership.

In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte twice confuses New Zealand with Australia ... and asked a reporter if she was married.

Five World War II warships have mysteriously disappeared from their watery graves, leaving nothing behind but a boat shaped indentation on the seabed.

Grannies poured tea as part of a peaceful protest at Auckland's Queens Wharf today.

Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting.

A World War Two paratrooper who survived being shot four times in the conflict died on Remembrance Sunday while the Last Post played at 11am.

Just a day after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin vowed to fight terrorism together, Russia has unleashed a major offensive against the country.

New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees from Australia remains on the table, the Government says, despite a new offer by the

A French memorial will be added to the War Memorial Park in Wellington after a winning design was chosen from 43 entries.

On November 11, 1918, at 11am Germany and the Allied forces signed an armistice to end four years of brutal battle, marking the end

The All Blacks will wear poppies when they play Italy on Sunday.

As the rest of the world reacts with shock to news Donald Trump will be the next US President, one man in particular is thrilled.

Donald Trump has promised that as president he will honour the pledge stitched into his white and red baseball caps: Make America Great Again.

The US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.

The Iraqi army backed by a US-led coalition is preparing an offensive to take back Mosul and ISIS is buckling down for a fight. According to American and Iraqi officials ISIS are setting booby traps; lowering explosives into holes dug throughout the city; built tunnels so that militants can quickly disappear from one location only to pop back up firing from another; and have rigged the city’s bridges with bombs.

The name of a Kiwi soldier executed for mutiny during World War I will finally be added to a war memorial dedicated to mutineers

A tiny Russian "exclave" in Europe is now a dangerous flashpoint, as tensions between Russia and the West intensify.

Russia has released the first image of its new nuclear missile, a weapon so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the UK or France.

A rare set of medals awarded to three New Zealand brothers who died in two consecutive wars are coming up for auction in Auckland on Saturday.

She was immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl. Her life has taken yet another a tragic turn.

Airstrikes by the United States-led coalition appear to have killed hundreds of civilians in Syria, a leading rights group said yesterday.

A woman whose family had to flee war-torn Kurdistan before she was born is making it her mission to help her people in her homeland.

COMMENT: It is time to sober up. The superpowers are drunk on rhetoric, mistrust and posturing. They are dragging us all towards the brink.

With four children to support, this couple have turned to the only way they can make money - killing.

Flaws in the water piping system mean it freezes during winter. To prevent pipes bursting, the water is turned off to most of the cabins.