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Inquiry into Iraq torture claims demanded
Claims that more than one hundred Iraqi civilians were tortured and abused by British soldiers must be fully investigated, Britain's High Court was told yesterday.
NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise
A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.
Key declines Australian request for more troops
NZ recently rebuffed a bid by Australia to form an Anzac training unit in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, John Key has revealed.
Obama's master of war has a way with words
David Petraeus has become Obama's third commander of the war since April last year.
How <i>Rolling Stone</i> brought down a general
Two words on journalist Michael Hasting's initial pitch to trail Stanley McChrystal appear to have tickled his PR staff's fancy: Rolling Stone.
Sacked general led secret war raids
They called it the "Death Star" because according to one source "you could just reach out with a finger and eliminate" somebody.
General's exit sends clear signal of intent
With the appointment of David Petraeus, Obama has sent a clear signal that the US' existing strategy will continue.
Heat now briefly off Obama
President Barack Obama's handling of the "Runaway General" affair was exemplary.
Australian soldiers die in Afghanistan crash
Three Australian commandos have been killed and seven injured in a helicopter crash during an early-morning operation against Taleban insurgents.
Aussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Four soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.