Survivors say forces shot ambulance men and residents raging against the regime.

As with many of his generation, American president Franklin D. Roosevelt had been taken by the idea of "Shangri-La". Writer Mitchell Zuckoff shares this fascination in his new tale about a collision of cultures during the early war era.

Our misplaced trust in the Government over our role in a far-off war has come back to haunt us.

Australian troops will remain in Afghanistan - possibly beyond the present exit target of 2014.

Sixteen veterans of the Battle of Crete where 671 New Zealanders were killed 70 years ago were honoured today, with wreaths laid at the National War Memorial to mark the battle.

A US family's home has ended up on the Mexican side of a border fence dividing the two countries.

Moment fight breaks out between Russian and Ukrainian representatives while attending a conference in Turkey. Video / via Twitter

Hone Harawira has described Osama bin Laden as "a man who fought for the rights, the land and the freedom of his people".

Australia's sovereign wealth fund dumped holdings in mine and cluster-bomb makers.