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.

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.

The remains of a New Zealand soldier killed in World War I have been identified more than a century after his death.

Watch NZH Focus: Turkey launches its first major ground assault into Syria since the country's civil war began. And the legendary white-and-blue pinstriped suit famously worn by Micheal Jackson in the short film for “Smooth Criminal” goes on show. Also the 31st World Bog Snorkelling Championships take place in Wales

Watch NZH Focus: Hundreds of aftershocks continue to rock central Italy, hampering search efforts following Wednesday’s deadly earthquake. And WikiLeaks plan to release "significant" information about Hillary Clinton before the November election. Also Dwayne Johnson becomes the highest-paid actor with a fast and furious income of nearly 88 million dollars.

Watch NZH Focus: About 170 team members of our Olympic team have touched down at Auckland airport this morning. Russia loses its appeal against a ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping program And a fisherman in the Philippines finds a giant pearl worth as much as 136 million dollars and keeps it under his bed for 10 years.

New Zealand hopes of a breakthrough in Syria during its Presidency of the Security Council next month will be a tough ask if a debate in the Security Council on Monday was anything to go by.

The five-year-old's eyes are glassy with shock and he seems hardly aware of the blood seeping from a wound in his forehead.

Chris Mullane, Infantry Platoon Commander & Barry Dreyer, 161 Battery Artillery Unit reflect on their time during the Vietnam War.

It seems a story straight from a Cold War thriller - only the case of Camp Century is 100 per cent fact.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Some say that time heals all wounds. Old soldiers disagree. For them, the scars of war are always there.

Islamic State has suffered a blow after the leader of the group's Afghanistan and Pakistan branches was killed in a US drone strike, the Pentagon says.

Memories flooded back for Alan Frewer as he soared into the skies over North Canterbury in a Spitfire.