WorldObama looking for way to end America's 'war on terror'America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay.24 May 05:30 PM
WorldAttacks push Iraq closer to sectarian warIraq is edging closer to all-out sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims as a series of car bombings and shootings killed at least 90 people and left many others injured yesterday.21 May 05:30 PM
WorldBombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in IraqBombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday (local time), killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.17 May 08:00 PM
WorldShock and goreSitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told what happened to her family in pre-dawn darkness on March 11 last year.17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandApply for asylum, translators toldThe Government says it will consider asylum for translators who worked with New Zealand's SAS soldiers in Afghanistan and have been left jobless and in danger.15 May 05:30 PM
WorldTurks turn on Syrian refugees after blastsThe mob shouted "Kill the Syrians" as they marched on the Hawam family drinks stall in Reyhanli.13 May 05:30 PM
WorldGulag that shames the westFive years after Obama said he'd shut it, over 100 prisoners, including a British resident - are still chained in Guantanamo. DAVID JONES went inside and was horrified by what he found.11 May 02:05 AM
New ZealandNew Zealand bomber pilot at Dambusters anniversaryThe last surviving pilot of the Dambusters raid in World War II, Tauranga resident Les Munro, will be a guest of honour at England's 70th anniversary of the raid on May 16.05 May 05:30 PM
World'Missing' US soldier story a fraudThe man found living in the Vietnam jungle, who a new documentary claims is ‘long dead’ US army veteran Sergeant John Hartley Robertson, is likely to be a fraud.01 May 09:20 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Weapon of mass destruction in many cupboardsGeorge W. Bush wasn't lying about Iraq after all, and those of us who said that he was owe him an apology.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandFilm-maker targets Kiwi journalism legendAn award-winning documentary maker is raising money to make a film about New Zealand's greatest war correspondent.27 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionUlrike McCullagh: A view from across the frontlineOn Anzac Day people in this part of the world commemorate the cost of war, loved ones lost, families ripped apart and lives forever changed, writes Ulrike McCullagh.23 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul Moon: We need to feel the hurt to know the lossThe Hobsonville War Memorial Park reclines on the corner of Hobsonville and Ockleston Roads in Hobsonville.22 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPhoto recall: Peace was just as toughHarry "Middy" Middleton spoke very few words about the Great War.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandHugs for their heroesPrivate Corey Twamley was fighting to give Afghan children the kind of human rights his daughter was born into.20 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Let's remember the mums, tooNot many of us have a genuine hero for a big brother, says Rodney Hide. His friend Vince Ashworth has two.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBringing war criminals to justiceTauranga lawyer Belinda Pidwell will never forget a Bosnian man tell how he and his family were lined up and shot.11 Apr 07:51 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: World's only option to let Kim save faceWe are perilously close to stumbling into a war of potentially global proportions.08 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldBlair knew Libya bigger threat than Iraq WMDsHitherto unseen evidence given to the Chilcot Inquiry by British intelligence has revealed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was told that Iraq had, at most, only a trivial amount of weapons of mass destruction.07 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionRobert Ayson: Let's hope threats don't lead to actionIf North Korea matches its warlike rhetoric with actions we are all in trouble, writes Robert Ayson. Kim Jong-Un may not have inherited the kind of nuclear warheads from his father that are ready to be put on to long-range missiles.04 Apr 08:30 PM
WorldCritics of Iraq war still push for an inquiryA decade after Australia joined the invasion of Iraq, demands are still being made for an inquiry into the decision to go to war amid fears the nation could again be dragged into a future conflict in Asia or the Gulf.19 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldWest ignored evidence Saddam had no WMDsTwo senior Iraqi politicians told Western intelligence that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction on the eve of the 2003 invasion.18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHeavy weapons request for Afghanistan medicsDefence bosses were asked to allow soldiers in Afghanistan to ignore the Geneva Convention so medics could use heavy weapons.17 Mar 04:30 PM