Al Qaeda leader's killing 'blessing and curse for Kiwi troops'
The death of Osama bin Laden will aid those who want New Zealand troops out of Afghanistan.
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If there is a day that a 'war on terror' can end, it might have been yesterday.
US officials: Osama bin Laden's death may lead to threats
US President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden was a mass murderer and a terrorist.
The life and times of Osama bin Laden
A look back at the key events in the life of Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans.
No love lost between Turkey and Armenia
A monument built to celebrate friendship between Turkey and Armenia is being dismantled.
Flag may be gone for good, RSA says
Anzac Day theft angers war veterans, who see it as an insult to servicemen and their families.
PM joins French locals on Anzac Day
John Key's decision to join the citizens of French town Le Quesnoy in their annual commemorations has started a new chapter in what Mr Key has called "a precious link with the town".
Book Review: <i>War Wounds: Medicine and the Trauma of Conflict</i>
On May 27, 1942, two Czech parachutists ambushed and wounded SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich near Prague. Heydrich was not seriously wounded but a ricochet bullet had carried cloth, wire and wool into the wound.
Anzac Day: World War II
With flames spreading rapidly though his bomber aircraft, 22-year-old Sergeant Jimmy Ward tied a rope around his waist and crawled out on to the wing to douse the flames.
Anzac Day: World War I
It makes Alfrieda Thompson smile wryly that her war-hero father named her after a girlfriend he had during World War I.
Editorial: We must keep honouring all who serve
It has been easy to honour service in World War II. No other war, including World War I, has had such just cause.
Life and death in Flanders fields
The history of New Zealand at war is largely one of ordinary people called upon in extraordinary times - men and women who left their day jobs when their country called them. In Kiwi Battlefields, Ron Palenski tells how one such man
Memories more sweet than bitter
The firefight between a nine-strong patrol and up to 80 Viet Cong was one of the New Zealand Army's bravest battles, facing almost insurmountable odds. Nearly 43 years later, the men of Victor 3 One platoon met again for the first time.
Dancing in the Sky: Above and beyond
The first airman awarded the Victoria Cross was of Maori descent. His story inspired a local documentary, timed for release on Anzac Day, writes Jacqueline Smith.
TV Pick of the week: Anzac Day coverage
While many will be up early on Monday for dawn services, for those who prefer to stay in their pyjamas, but still pay their respects, Maori Television's Anzac Day coverage starts at 5.50am.
Memos show link between oil and Iraq invasion
New documents have raised questions over Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
EU troops tipped for Libyan relief mission
Relief operations in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata could involve 1000 European Union ground troops.
Wartime stash of gold returned after 70 years
A German-Jewish man's lost hoard of gold, which lay buried in a London garden for 70 years, has been returned to his family.
Moral doubts over real life Terminators
Wars in the future may be waged by a new generation of combat robots.
Rift forces Nato to dig in for long campaign
Nato seems to have written off hopes of an early exit to the Libyan crisis.