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Christchurch child exposed to measles

Historian accuses Allied troops of mass rape in Germany

Hundreds of thousands of German women were raped by British, American and French soldiers after the end of the Second World War, a German historian has claimed.

NZ plane passengers exposed to measles

Passengers on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland last month have been exposed to measles, public health officials have confirmed.

Fatal crash: 'We're all grieving'

She had spent seven months living and working in New Zealand as an au pair, but German woman Janine Baer lost her life after a crash that killed her mother.

Conflicts emerge from Dresden's ashes

As 4500 tonnes of explosives fell from 800 British planes, 25,000 Dresdeners died in a raging firestorm and the heart of their historic city was obliterated.

Neo-Nazis tricked into anti-racism march

When 500 German anti-Islamisation protestors in Germany were given free banners and stickers, they accepted. But activists had lured them into a trap.

Survivors' plea: Never be bystander

For the dwindling band who still remember the horrors, it was possibly the last time they would gather to remind the world of their story.

Auschwitz survivors remember horrors

Jozef Paczynski recalls the "welcome" speech the deputy commandant of Auschwitz gave on his arrival in 1940, down to the last chilling word.

Cameron's European problems come to a head

After nearly three years of tough talking, British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a crunch moment in his troubled strategy towards the European Union.

Kiwis' over-the-top escape immortalised

World War II's greatest escape, which involved Kiwi officers scaling barbed wire fences instead of the previously favoured method of tunnelling, has been told for the first time.

Deal signed to hand back Nazi-looted art

Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

Kiwis work on smart arm brace

An intelligent arm brace adding extra muscle by flexing, as we do, will be created in a landmark German-Kiwi collaboration.

111km of secret information

A chilling but illuminating legacy of the former East German state is the archives of its Ministry for State Security, the dreaded Stasi.

Escape from the world's biggest cage

Imagine growing up not knowing your father because he has been declared an enemy of the people and has to live in another country you are forbidden to visit.

Merkel delivers speech at uni

Angela Merkel is delivering a lecture to about 260 people at Auckland University's Maidment Theatre.

Angela Merkel: Germany will back NZ

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will back a New Zealand push for a free trade agreement with the European Union.