WorldChina's no-fly zone raises alarmChina and Japan appeared to be a step closer to a military confrontation that could drag in the United States.24 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldUS kept Iran N-talks secret from alliesThe United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year.24 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldSuicide attacks on Iran Embassy in Beirut claimed by al-QaedaAn al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide attacks on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut.20 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBrad Pitt director sorry for 'insensitive' Nazi war scenesThe director of Brad Pitt's new movie has offered his apologies after filming Nazi war scenes in an English village on Remembrance Day, provoking outrage.12 Nov 12:11 AM
WorldA look at some journalists missing in SyriaAt least 30 journalists currently are reported missing while covering Syria's civil war. The widespread abduction of journalists is unprecedented.09 Nov 07:05 PM
WorldDutch museums find 139 Nazi looted artworksDutch museums are trying to trace the owners of a unexpectedly high number of art pieces that were confiscated by the Nazis over 70 years ago.29 Oct 06:28 PM
New ZealandClose call for Chris Carter in KabulFormer Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.20 Oct 07:28 PM
WorldHundreds protest Italy funeral for Nazi criminalShouting "murderer" and "executioner," hundreds of people jeered as the coffin of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke arrived Tuesday for a funeral Mass celebrated by a splinter Catholic group opposed to the Vatican's outreach to Jews.15 Oct 09:20 PM
WorldPosers for weapons teamThe destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile is well under way, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, has won a Nobel Peace Prize.15 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Even cynics can't deny braveryClaims among dubious Pakistanis that Malala Yusufzai is now Western puppet ignore her ongoing heroism.15 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldWhat do you do with a dead Nazi?Former SS captain Erich Priebke participated in one of the worst massacres of German-occupied Italy. Now he's died - and no one wants to bury him.14 Oct 05:41 PM
New ZealandOverhaul in wind for war pensions schemeEx-soldiers could soon get support for psychological issues as well as physical injuries under wide-ranging changes to war pensions.14 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldHow the Syria plan came just in timeA look at how the past days' parallel tracks - pushing for approval of a military attack while pausing to give diplomacy a chance - unfolded.11 Sep 11:28 PM
TravelGermany: The road to warIn an intriguing tour, Pamela Wade gains insight into the horror inflicted on Europe during World War II.11 Sep 11:00 PM
WorldKremlin's plan puts brakes on actionAmerica's threat of military action against Syria's regime receded into the distance yesterday as Washington and its allies decided to test a Russian proposal.11 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldSyria: 'We want to join weapons ban'Syria says it's ready to state where its chemical weapons are and to halt their production, but the US says it'll have to do more than sign up to a treaty.10 Sep 08:12 PM
WorldSyria accepts Russia's proposalSyria says it has accepted Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.10 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldKey: Syria weapon proposal 'interesting'Prime Minister John Key says a UN-backed suggestion to destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons as a way of diverting an increasingly violent situation is an "interesting proposal".09 Sep 10:49 PM
WorldObama fighting an uphill battleFacing the most perilous passage of his presidency, Barack Obama is to redouble his efforts to persuade the American public to back strikes against Syria.09 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldUS air strikes 'won't oust Assad'American air strikes against the Syrian Government would not allow rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad .08 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldFormer Auschwitz guards to face trialThirty former guards at the Auschwitz death camp could face charges of being an accessory to murder.04 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldAssad interview fires up HollandeSyrian President Bashar al-Assad seemed calm and was surrounded by only light security when he talked to a French journalist this week.04 Sep 05:30 PM