WorldTurkey: Russia was warnedFor days, Russian jets had been roaring along the Turkish border, bombing hills on the Syrian side in support of a regime attack on rebel forces.25 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionCon Coughlin: If Putin plays with fire, he will end up burnedCOMMENT: Russia's President has been taught a lesson with the shooting of a warplane over Turkish air space.25 Nov 03:15 AM
OpinionChris Gallavin: 19th century tactics will never solve 21st century problemsThe downing of a Russian SU24 fighter jet by Turkish authorities was inevitable. Russia has flouted the territorial border of Turkey time and again in the past few months so it is no surprise that this has happened.25 Nov 01:41 AM
WorldSyria being reduced to rubbleThe immense human toll is a far more immediate and obvious concern.23 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Best weapon against servants of terror is hopeMuslim communities have to be more forthright in their commitment to Western values and less indulgent of those in their midst who preach and practice hatred, writes Paul Thomas.19 Nov 08:06 PM
WorldObama slammed over failure to thwart IsisThe Paris attacks and the largely stalemated war in Iraq and Syria have prompted heavy criticism of Barack Obama's handling of the fight against Isis.17 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldFrance draws on its strengthFrance launched fresh air strikes against Syria yesterday, as a defiant Paris reopened for business.17 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionChris Barfoot: Respect for war dead impels search for peaceThere is a dissonance between the reality of modern war and the high ideals by which war is justified, writes Chris Barfoot. These ideals form a deadly combination.11 Nov 12:19 AM
New ZealandArmistice Day to be marked across NZA field of 100 wooden crosses will be unveiled to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.10 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandBrits keep tight hold on NZ war diariesThe father of a Northland man's World War I diaries could be the last returned to veterans' descendants by the British archive.06 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldUK navy sub spied on its own sideA Royal Navy sub was sent on a Cold War mission to spy on its own side to prove that crews could safely carry out surveillance of the Russian fleet.01 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionRon Mark: Iraq training plan doomed to failIt is less about retaking territory and mostly about sapping the will of Isis fighters by pummelling them into the sand again and again, writes Ron Mark.28 Oct 10:29 PM
OpinionAnton Oliver: Aussies and Kiwis must learn from the pastThe greatest honour we can pay the dead is to learn from the past and to never commit ourselves to such barbarity again, writes Anton Oliver28 Oct 10:19 PM
EditorialEditorial: Lessons from Iraq must be etched in stoneSometimes historical mistakes are so monumental it is pointless to wonder what might have been.27 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandFrance honours Kiwi heroesFrance has honoured the heroic efforts of two New Zealand war veterans.27 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldFootage shows Iraq rescueFilmed from a camera attached to a helmet of one of the commandos, the viewer sees the scene more or less as that soldier did.26 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHow Bond actor's grandfather spied on the NazisReal-life links of Ben Wishaw's family to world of espionage revealed in book by agent's daughter.25 Oct 01:00 AM
WorldBystander beaten by mobAn African man shot by an Israeli guard who mistook him for an assailant was then kicked by a mob as he lay bleeding before he died.20 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldTroops in city centres after latest violenceArab neighbourhoods in Jerusalem are expected to be sealed off and soldiers placed in city centres to support the police amid rising bloodshed and unrest.14 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldUS arms 'had role' in drawing Russia into SyriaAmerican anti-tank missiles supplied to Syrian rebels are playing an unexpectedly prominent role in shaping the Syrian battlefield.12 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldTurkey bomber believed to be suicide attacker's brotherYunus Emre Alagoz, whose younger brother Abdurrahman killed 33 people in a bomb massacre in July, was named by Turkish police in local media.12 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandRemembering NZ's worst day at warHundreds of people have turned out to commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele - an event military historians describe as this country's darkest hour.12 Oct 12:17 AM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Putin's stragetic Syria win more a Russian bear trapRussia's presence in Syria under the pretence taking the fight to Isis is a strategic triumph for Vladimir Putin and an embarrassment for Barack Obama, writes Paul Thomas.08 Oct 09:24 PM
WorldRivals fear Syria clash if jets meetMoscow says it will work to avert potential mishaps between Russian and US pilots flying missions over Syria, Pentagon officials say.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWar-time rugby trophy goes AWOLThe New Zealand Defence Force is searching for a famous rugby trophy won by a team of New Zealand soldiers almost 100 years ago.02 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldTroops for Syria a Putin masterstrokeRussian President's dramatic deployment of soldiers, weapons and aircraft to Syria aimed at reshaping civil war.27 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe Rimutaka Crossing: 'Honouring the sacrifice'A re-enactment of the Rimutaka Crossing was undertaken by 250 marchers travelling the route thousands of WWI soldiers took a century ago.27 Sep 01:25 AM
New ZealandMansfield and the shadow of WWIOn the afternoon of October 6, 1915, Leslie Beauchamp, a New Zealander in the British Army, gave a class in grenade throwing. He didn't survive it.25 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandRSA's Poppy Day collection sets a recordBesides the grey-haired men full of battle scars and secrets, there are many other veterans in the 20s and 30s who need just as much support.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFear and joy on arrival in new country'Thank you in the name of all the refugees," is the first thing the Syrian father-of-three says to us at the Mangere refugee resettlement centre.09 Sep 05:00 PM
