WorldSyrian rebels set their sights on strategic southSyrian rebels have captured a military base in the south and set their sights on seizing control of a strategically important region along the border with Jordan that would give them a critical gateway to attempt an attack on the capital, Damascus.04 Apr 01:04 AM
New ZealandKiwi artist barred from re-entering war zoneA Chinese New Zealander who went to Syria to join rebel fighters has been reunited with his wife in the US.30 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldSyria the next 'threat'Anxious to keep Syria's civil war from spiralling into even worse problems, President Barack Obama said yesterday he worried about the country becoming a haven for extremists when - not if - President Bashar Assad was ousted from power.23 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldRebels want guns but get food and medicineThe United States will give direct assistance to those fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time in what was touted as a significant policy shift.01 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldSyrian capital shaken by explosionA massive car bomb has exploded near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies amid the smoldering wreckage.21 Feb 07:02 PM
WorldPlea for cash as refugees top 700,000The United Nations yesterday said it was struggling to cope with an "unrelenting flow" of families fleeing Syria, as the number of documented refugees topped 700,000.30 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne Dyer: Syrian strife has no end in sightThe most frustrating part of covering the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) was that after a while there was nothing left to say. Syria is starting to feel just the same.14 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldDoctors killed for treating victimsA number of doctors had been killed, some of them deliberately. The burned bodies of three were found a few days after their arrest by the Mukhabarat, Syria's secret police, a month previously in June.27 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldWounded presage health crisis for postwar SyriaA baby boy joined the ranks of Syria's tens of thousands of war wounded when a missile fired by Bashar Assad's air force slammed into his family home and shrapnel pierced his skull.21 Dec 12:01 AM
New ZealandNZ Army officer detained, released in SyriaA New Zealand Army officer serving as a United Nations military observer was detained and released by armed men in Syria on Monday.12 Dec 12:27 AM
OpinionEditorial: Stalemate in Syria drawing West towards interventionEditorial: The situation in Syria is "bad and getting worse", according to a joint statement released yesterday after talks in Geneva between the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the Arab League.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi on Syrian frontlineA New Zealand man has joined rebels on the frontline of the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and says he is ready to die for the cause.01 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldHow Syria's neighbours are drawn into its warSyria's neighbours are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home.13 Nov 01:05 AM
WorldAustralian man dies in crossfire in Syria - reportsAn Australian man has reportedly died in crossfire while helping at a refugee camp in Syria.30 Oct 11:35 PM
New Zealand'Every day our pain is greater'The parents of triplets who died in the Doha mall fire have made an emotional plea for justice after the trial over their deaths was delayed for a third time.26 Oct 07:45 AM
New ZealandDoha mall hearing postponed againThe hearing into the fatal fire at Doha's Villaggio mall which killed 19 people including three Kiwi triplets has been postponed for a third time.23 Oct 06:46 PM
New ZealandNZ's top 'first world problems'Slow internet access is New Zealand's number one "first world problem", a survey has found.07 Oct 11:52 PM
New ZealandTriplets' dad: New claims hurtfulThe father of Kiwi triplets killed in a Qatar mall fire says it is distressing to see stories circulating about the fire being an act of terrorism without any facts to back them up.02 Oct 07:09 PM
New ZealandDoubts over mall fire claimJournalists and academics have questioned a Saudi news agency that claims the Qatar mall fire that killed New Zealand triplets was an act of terrorism.02 Oct 07:21 AM
