The body of New Zealander Private Jack Howard was carried into St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington today by his British Army comrades and farewelled after the funeral by a three-volley salute from NZ soldiers he served with.
Labour and National governments have unsuccessfully tried to get Japan to join us in Bamyan province, documents show.
Winter in Belgium's Ardennes will forever be linked with Nazi Germany's last great offensive of World War II.
US intelligence agencies have given a pessimistic account of military progress in Afghanistan.
Tributes to Private John 'Jack' Howard, reveal a brave man known to his British mates as 'Kiwi'.
The mother of a NZ soldier shot in Afghanistan told an emotional press conference today that if her son "wanted something, he did it", describing John Howard as a man "never prepared to accept less than the best."
The death of a New Zealander serving in the British Army in Afghanistan is "very sad", Prime Minister John Key says. The soldier is understood to be John "Jack" Howard.
The New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army is understood to be John "Jack" Howard. Private Howard had been patrolling in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province when he was shot.
A sudden epidemic of polio has ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Staff at the US Embassy in Kabul are concerned about unauthorised releases of prisoners which have been happening.
Sweden's royal family has been rocked by a new scandal.
John Key says leaked cables from the US Embassy in Wellington, which form part of this week's massive Wikileaks release, "could cause some embarrassment".