Government claims fail to ease fear
The Sunni revolt led by Isis shock troops is getting ever closer to Baghdad, amid fears the capital itself might soon be engulfed by the violence.
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Iraq's war of sectarian vengeance has its first pictures of record: images that show Sunni extremist fighters massacring army soldiers.
Netanyahu pins kidnap on Hamas
The search for three teenagers who disappeared last week plunged Israeli-Palestinian relations into a deepening crisis yesterday.
Blair: Take action or face terror attacks
Tony Blair said Britain needed to take action in Iraq and Syria to stop a 'total disaster' that could see jihadist fighters returning to strike in their own country.
Extremists welcomed in Mosul
The footage, posted online as Isis propaganda videos, reveals the cruel psychopathy of men whose humanity has been lost to the extremist cause.
Warship deal migraine for France
Nicolas Sarkozy thought it was a neat idea: sell Russia two advanced warships and open up a lucrative market for France's troubled armaments industry.
Freed soldier refuses to talk to family
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held captive by the Taliban for almost five years, isn't emotionally prepared to reunite with his family.
Fresh fighting erupts amid new threats
Pakistan security forces relaunched their military operation at Karachi airport last night after gunfire was heard hours after all the attackers had been declared dead.
Govt 'lost contact' with Kiwi rebel
Prime Minister John Key says the Government "lost contact" with a New Zealander who is believed to have been killed fighting in Syria.
Bomber and veteran two of the lucky ones
A veteran who was lucky to survive 60 missions in Lancaster bombers during World War II was present yesterday for the unveiling of new markings on a Lancaster now to be known as "a lucky aircraft".
How science helped win D-Day
"Sea," said King Canute, the 11th-century Danish King of England, "I command you to come no further!"
First Kiwi casualty in Syrian war
A New Zealander has been killed while fighting in Syria - the first Kiwi casualty in the civil war.
Booze ban for Gallipoli
An alcohol ban at Gallipoli where New Zealanders and Australians gather every year to honour those killed in World War I is a step closer.
Dark story behind the US's last POW
The man freed five years after being captured by the Taliban allegedly abandoned his post after growing disillusioned with America's wars.
Art firm reveals its Nazi-era records
A German auction house has for the first time made public its records from the Nazi era.
WWII Kiwi airmen our 'best and brightest'
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day a book seeks to win recognition for young flyers who bravely took the fight to the enemy
D-Day meeting will test former allies
The hand of history lies heavily on the beaches of Normandy, where next week the leaders of the World War II allies will pay tribute.
Charles likens Putin to Hitler
Prince Charles has compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Dismay at tacky Ground Zero souvenirs
The families of those killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks have expressed dismay at tacky souvenirs on sale at the newly opened Ground Zero memorial museum.
Young urged to visit battlefields
Young New Zealanders have been urged by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae to visit the battlefields and cemeteries of Europe, not just Gallipoli.
Veterans to mark our bloodiest World War II campaign
This weekend around 40 New Zealand veterans will remember their fallen comrades at services to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Chaotic poll backs self-rule
The volunteer in charge of the polling station was candid about the sort of election he admired.
Brothers in arms return to frontline
Eric de Lautour wouldn't be here today had his brother Brian not "claimed" him off the front lines in North Africa during World War II.