WorldBoy's letter strikes chord with ObamaThe President invited a 6-year-old to White House to congratulate him on his compassion.25 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldRadio station offers solace in MosulThe listeners who call in to Radio Alghad are typical of talk radio audiences around the world, except the callers to Radio Tomorrow are in the Isis-controlled city of Mosul.18 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldSyria steps up assault on AleppoSyrian government airstrikes pounded eastern Aleppo yesterday.17 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldPutin starts raining bombs on SyriaJust a day after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin vowed to fight terrorism together, Russia has unleashed a major offensive against the country.16 Nov 02:29 AM
WorldHeat on US over Syria tollAirstrikes by the United States-led coalition appear to have killed hundreds of civilians in Syria, a leading rights group said yesterday.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi to help train Syrian White HelmetsA Kiwi firefighter will help train Syria's 'White Helmet' civil defence workers who help in the aftermath of missile strikes and attacks.26 Oct 04:11 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: War may be imminentCOMMENT: It is time to sober up. The superpowers are drunk on rhetoric, mistrust and posturing. They are dragging us all towards the brink.25 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldRussia's deafening message to the USRussia is deploying "two of the most powerful warships in the world" - and sending a message to the Americans. What is Putin up to?19 Oct 03:57 AM
WorldHow Isis seduced a private schoolgirlAmira Karroum was beautiful and accomplished, but also lonely: an easy mark for the Islamic State recruiter who lured her to a barbaric death.17 Oct 05:23 AM
WorldNZ pushes to break UN deadlock on SyriaNew Zealand believes it has found a good middle ground for a Security Council resolution demanding an end to attacks that may kill civilians in Syria - days after Russia vetoed a similar text.13 Oct 05:36 AM
New ZealandSBW draws attention to SyriaIn a series of recent tweets All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams has highlighted the plight of children in some of the world's most troubled spots.12 Oct 07:46 PM
WorldSyrians capture bomb plot suspectA Syrian man suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany on behalf of Isis (Islamic State) was arrested after being captured by fellow Syrians.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandRefugees keen to integrateThe call came last January when Tammam Tamim was at home with his family.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSyrian regime 'blatantly lying' - NZNew Zealand has accused Syria of telling "blatant lies" about the delivery of humanitarian aid to its own people.09 Oct 05:28 AM
WorldJohn Kerry urges war crimes probeUS Secretary of State John Kerry called for the Syrian and Russian governments to face a war-crimes investigation over attacks on civilians in Syria.08 Oct 10:07 PM
OpinionCovert madness is at workCOMMENT: Rachel Stewart, winner of the 'Opinion Writer of the Year' award at 2016 Canon Media Awards, has joined the Herald. Here is her first column.04 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeInterest rate spike biggest risk - KeyJohn Key has signalled a rapid and unexpected rise in interest rates and "something big that happens internationally" as the biggest threats to the NZ economy.03 Oct 01:41 AM
World'We can't handle all we've been through'The father of the little girl who was pulled alive from the rubble in Syria has spoken out and revealed his older daughter was killed in the air strike.02 Oct 09:13 PM
WorldTweets tell of child's life in Aleppo"Good afternoon from Aleppo," tweets seven-year-old Bana al-Abed. "I am reading to forget the war."01 Oct 03:22 AM
WorldRescuer pulls a newborn baby from rubbleA Syrian rescue worker has been filmed breaking down in tears as he heroically pulled a 30-day-old baby girl from the rubble of a 01 Oct 12:18 AM
WorldDarkness and fear in AleppoThere is no electricity in the rebel-held portion of eastern Aleppo, and the warplanes flying overhead target any light piercing the blackness below.29 Sep 04:00 PM
World'Cat man' won't leave Syria's petsThe cat man of Aleppo aka Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel has rescued more than 100 stray and abandoned cats in warstricken Syria. Many of 29 Sep 03:02 AM
WorldAleppo hospitals bombed, out of useThe two largest hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo have been bombed, knocking them out of service and worsening an already dire medical crisis.28 Sep 07:14 PM
WorldKids operated on without anaestheticAs Syrian regime troops begin a massive Aleppo ground offensive, doctors are having to operate on kids without anaesthetic after being overwhelmed by patients.27 Sep 05:48 PM
WorldScores of children killed as jets unleash savage assaultDozens of civilians were killed in Aleppo as Russian and Syrian regime bombers pounded city with a wave of air strikes on unprecedented scale.26 Sep 04:00 PM
World'People don't think they will live another day'A humanitarian catastrophe is looming in Aleppo after two days of Russian and Syrian government airstrikes left two million people without running water.25 Sep 04:00 PM
World'Why did they wait to kill us?'On a clear afternoon last Monday a line of humanitarian aid trucks eased to a stop in front of a cluster of warehouses packed with aid supplies 24km outside the Syrian city of Aleppo.24 Sep 08:48 PM
LifestyleBoy's touching letter to Obama goes viralA 6-year-old boy's letter to Barack Obama asking him to send a Syrian refugee child to come and live with his family has gone viral.23 Sep 01:00 AM
WorldSyria slams 'US incompetence'Syria's UN ambassador, Bashar Ja'afari, slammed the United States at the special Security Council meeting.22 Sep 05:00 PM
World'Blood on the hands of everybody'John Key said will be blood on the hands of everybody including the Security Council and major participants in the Syria crisis if they could not find a resolution.21 Sep 09:46 PM
World'Future of Syria is hanging by a thread'John Kerry has called for an immediate halt to airstrikes in Syria in an impassioned speech to the UN Security Council chaired by Prime Minister John Key.21 Sep 05:16 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ should make its UN role countMany New Zealanders might wonder why we bother with the UN, until they hear Key lament the council's performance on Syria in his speech.21 Sep 04:18 AM
WorldAid convoy attackers 'cowards'The bar of depravity is sinking lower, says Ban Ki Moon in blistering attack on Syrian Government.20 Sep 06:01 PM
