A Kiwi who helped discover a Lithuanian escape tunnel used by Jewish prisoners in World War II, says the project was a "real eye opener".

Thousands of children across the country are spending most or all their years of education in a poorly performing school. EU leaders have responded angrily to Nigel Farage attending the European Parliament in its first debate since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.

Ten young New Zealand students are travelling to France in September to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Agreement on a definitive ceasefire is one of the last steps towards ending Latin America's longest civil war.

The Kiwi and Australian commandos of elite special unit ZSU, many of whom died without their family ever knowing what they did, will finally be recognised.

Letters written 100 years ago by a NZ sailor have revealed how he survived a catastrophic naval battle in World War I by smearing his body with heavy oil.

Families of a forgotten World War II crack commando unit are calling on Govt to officially recognise their behind-enemy-lines feats more than 70 years on.

Demonstrators have formed a human chain near a U.S. air base in western Germany to protest against lethal drone strikes.

COMMENT: New Zealanders understand the importance of bringing back the remains of our dead who have ended up overseas.

Today - The search for a missing kiwi woman continues after she was taken by a crocodile in Northern Queensland and the Iraqi army is facing fierce resistance as it attempts to retake Falluja. And doctors advise the Duke of Edinburgh not to go to the events to mark 100 years since the Battle of Jutland.

Syria has used sarin nerve gas for the first time since 2013, dropping bombs laden with the chemical agent on Isis fighters outside Damascus.

Howard "Slim" Holmes momentarily stood in terrified wonder at the sight of thousands of Nazi paratroopers dropping out of the sky.

COMMENT: Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, but those who ignore it will never learn anything.

Exactly a century ago, when New Zealanders marked the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, they would have been heartily sick of war.

Corazon Miller pays tribute to those unsung women who served in a time they were expected to 'sit down and sew things'.

Former soldier Glyn Harper, now Professor of War Studies at Massey University, has written numerous history books and children's books.

A NZ soldier executed for mutiny during WWI will finally be commemorated at a memorial in Britain after a campaign by an amateur Wellington historian.

It is difficult to view Saudi Arabia's relentless war of attrition in Yemen as anything other than a destructive failure.

There are over a million refugees living in Europe. Living in squalid and challenging conditions. And witness how that influx of humanity has destabilised Europe, writes Rachel Smalley.

COMMENT: To increase military budgets as a justification to stir the pot in this region which needs to be demilitarised is questionable.

Russian's plan is "the best opportunity the Syrian people have had over the past five years for lasting peace and stability".

As the Syrian conflict approaches its fifth anniversary, not far across the border in Jordan an altogether more hopeful milestone is being celebrated.

A cessation is the most basic good-faith requirement as a first step towards discussions about what peace may look like, writes Alexander Gillespie.

A $3 million World War I memorial in Auckland Domain may not proceed after concerns the five shortlisted designs do not meet the original vision.

Charles "Chook" Fergusson narrowly escaped death when his plane was shot down. Then he found himself in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

There is a danger that this conflict will draw us ever deeper into a quagmire, writes Gehan Gunasekar. There is a danger of escalation should the current proxy conflict spill into conflict between the great powers involved themselves.

The US deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally Sth Korea yesterday, in a show of force after North Korea's nuclear test last week.

In the event of a nuclear war, the Pentagon in 1956 penned a report that listed 1200 cities that were prioritised for various levels of destruction.

Coalition air strikes have killed 10 Isis commanders, with some linked to last month's attacks in Paris.

Iraqi forces broke into Ramadi's city centre, closer to its main government buildings as commanders hope to recapture the capital from Isis militants.