It has long been suspected that Adolf Hitler's frenzied speeches were fuelled by cocaine and other powerful stimulants.

Russia-US relations fell to a new post-Cold War low as the Obama Administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war.

Colombians voted today in a historic referendum on whether to end the longest running civil war in the West.

A Syrian rescue worker has been filmed breaking down in tears as he heroically pulled a 30-day-old baby girl from the rubble of a

On a clear afternoon last Monday a line of humanitarian aid trucks eased to a stop in front of a cluster of warehouses packed with aid supplies 24km outside the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Like many of the 400,000 items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall since 1982, sculpture of soldier's head has a story to tell.

An explosion in New York yesterday that saw 29 people injured has been labelled intentional after a second device was found, Trans Tasman Resources face more opposition this morning as a petition to halt all seabed mining is delivered to parliament, and Lydia Ko takes home another trophy.

The 100th anniversary of the First World War in France has been marked in a formal ceremony in Wellington this morning.

'I love stories when long lost items are repatriated to their owners or relatives, but being someone who could solve the mystery was a surprising thrill,' says Milne.

It's 100 years to the day that New Zealand troops joined the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Prince Charles paid tribute to New Zealand's role in war.

The death of a 1-year-old Nigerian baby had many authors - Boko Haram's viciousness, his own government's negligence, and starvation's relentlessness.

It's 100 years to the day that New Zealand ground troops joined the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Kieran Campbell is in France for the commemorations.

Thousands of Kiwis died in the Battle of the Somme. Commemorations marking the centenary of their sacrifice start in France start this afternoon.

A century after his death, the family of Second Lieutenant Alexander Ormond have finally been able to honour his sacrifice.

Watch NZH Focus: Leaked emails show the former US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s contempt for both major presidential candidates. Two trucks carrying aid from Turkey have arrived in the northern Syrian town of Jarablus. And the European Space Agency says its mission to chart more than 1 billion stars is on track.

A memorial service marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in which more than 2000 New Zealand troops died.

It is a tiny badge but its significance is harrowing to comprehend.

While Gallipoli resonates more strongly with Kiwis, the casualties at the Somme were worse - where more than 2000 died and another 6000 were injured.

Watch NZH focus - Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was unwell and seen "fainting" at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11. At least 90 people are dead after airstrikes continued to rain in north-western Syria. And hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain wildfires on the northern Greek island of Thassos.

The organisers of a record art fundraiser, which raised $1 million to save an historic soldiers' church in Auckland, are celebrating a new achievement.

George W Bush's reaction to the 9/11 attacks in America has been detailed in full for the first time by his press secretary.

Watch NZH Focus: President Barack Obama says Republican Donald Trump isn't qualified to be president and "every time he speaks that opinion is confirmed. Actress and UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie attends a UN peacekeeping conference in London. And Turkey suspends more than 11 thousand teachers over their suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Comment: What has the so-called 'War on Terror' achieved a decade and a half after 9/11?

COMMENT: The word on the streets is that Islamic State (Isis or Isil to its many enemies) is going under.

Watch NZH Focus: As the ASEAN meeting gets underway in Laos, Prime ministers John Key and Malcolm Turnbull have publicly declared their status as “Best Friends Forever”. Police in Paris arrest a man after his car was found near the Notre Dame Cathedral with seven gas cylinders inside. and The inclusion of a fit-again Ryan Crotty at second five is the only change to the All Blacks starting fifteen to face Argentina on Saturday.

Watch NZH Focus: A strong aftershock rocks the North Island's east coast, a 5.7 magnitude quake struck at 3.19 this morning. President Barack Obama becomes the first sitting US president to visit the isolated, landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos. And Mel Gibson’s new movie the World War II action drama ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ premieres to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival.

The father of the young Syrian boy pictured washed up on a Turkish beach has accused the world of turning its back on Syria as people continue to die.

Israel has approved 284 housing units in the West Bank, drawing a US accusation that its policies could expand settlements in an "unlimited way".

COMMENT: Three airmen died six years ago on Anzac Day. Why are their families still awaiting full accountability?

Before he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, all 3-year-old Alan Kurdi knew was war. But for a moment his tragic death seemed not to be pointless. Warning - graphic.