The man freed five years after being captured by the Taliban allegedly abandoned his post after growing disillusioned with America's wars.

A German auction house has for the first time made public its records from the Nazi era.

On the 70th anniversary of D-Day a book seeks to win recognition for young flyers who bravely took the fight to the enemy

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.

Prince Charles has compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler over Russia's actions in Ukraine.

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 New Zealanders have been urged by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae to visit the battlefields and cemeteries of Europe, not just Gallipoli.

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.

The volunteer in charge of the polling station was candid about the sort of election he admired.

The sons of a Muslim imam who was barred from his own mosque for allegedly teaching extreme Islam have denied their father is an advocate for jihad, or holy war.

Vladimir Putin made a triumphant visit to Crimea yesterday, as one of the bloodiest days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine pushed the country further toward civil war.

A touching snapshot of life in the trenches of the Western Front has been displayed for the first time.

They left in groups of threes and fours, soaked in the pouring rain and punching the air victoriously.

Les Munro earned a place in history when he flew the famous Dambusters raid during World War 2. Now he will have his own place in London's Imperial War Museum.

The mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city was fighting for his life after a daylight assassination attempt as the country's east is dragged toward chaos.

The star witness in the trial of a radical Islamic cleric has described how he received a hug from Osama bin Laden after he was given instructions for a "shoe bomb" plot.

Labour leader David Cunliffe’s incorrect claim that his grandfather won a Military Medal was the result of a family mix-up, his office says.

One of the most infamous battles of the Land Wars has been remembered in Tauranga this morning - the Battle of Gate Pa.

Heavily armed pro-Russian gunmen last night seized another town in east Ukraine, storming the town hall in Kostyantynivka and setting up barricades.

Pro-Russian gunmen in Ukraine demanded a "prisoner" exchange for a team of kidnapped Western officials yesterday.

New Zealanders gathered in their thousands to celebrate Anzac Day at dawn services around the country on Friday, and now attention turns to preparations for next year's centenary of the World War I Gallipoli campaign.