WorldIsrael - declare victory or push on?Israel is approaching a fateful decision on what to do when it completes the stated initial goal of its ground offensive: locating and destroying Hamas cross-border tunnels.28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi killed in Gaza gunfightA young soldier killed in a firefight with Hamas gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip was born in New Zealand.27 Jul 10:00 PM
WorldMH17 investigation abandoned by fightingA Dutch-led investigation team including 11 Australian police officers has had to abandon a plan to visit the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine due to safety concerns.27 Jul 07:08 PM
New ZealandGrave of WWI casualty slowly erasedThe gravestone of a young soldier mourned as New Zealand's first casualty of World War I is so weathered that details of his sacrifice have been erased by time.27 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldResidents return to sea of rubbleIn the dangerous streets around the hospital in Beit Hanoun, the buildings were, by and large, still standing at the start of the weekend. Then, they were gone.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: The first heroes1.One hundred years ago, a day after Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, its loyal dominion New Zealand announced it too was involved in the conflict.27 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsis attacks Syrian basesIsis has used military equipment seized from Iraq in its biggest challenge yet to Assad regime forces.27 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldRussia to deliver heavier rockets: USThe United States says it has evidence that Russia is planning to deliver "heavier and more powerful" rocket launchers to pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.25 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsraeli tank fires on UN school: 15 deadAt least 15 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli tanks shelled a UN-run school in Gaza.24 Jul 06:35 PM
WorldMH17: How digital sleuths are unravelling the mysteryIn the agonising quest to pin down exactly what happened when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down over Ukraine last week, Web archivists and other digital sleuths are playing an unusual — potentially pivotal — role.23 Jul 06:00 AM
WorldIs this what brought down MH17?Ukraine’s security services has released photographs and videos it says show Russian-made BUK-M1 surface-to-air missile systems inside the rebel-held area.22 Jul 10:14 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: World seems to have learned little in past centuryOn Sunday I stumbled on War News, the local attempt to retell the World War I story through the eyes of a radio journalist broadcasting live from the front.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWW1: Fast Facts - New ZealandFast Facts is a series of digital resources for students and teachers. This episode focuses on New Zealand's involvement in the First World War. Courtesy Auckland MuseumWatch22 Jul 04:14 AM
New ZealandWW1: Fast Facts - Trench LifeFast Facts is a series of digital resources for students and teachers. This episode takes a look at what life was like in the trenches for soldiers of the First World War. Courtesy Auckland MuseumWatch22 Jul 04:13 AM
WorldIsis tells Christians to convert or face deathThe largest flight of Christians in the Middle East since the massacre of Armenians in Turkey during World War I continues as Isis stick to its hardline policies.21 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldFear keeps kibbutz children captivesThe seven children of Kibbutz Alumim, located just 3.3km from Israel's border with Gaza, have a new game.21 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldMH17: Australia unites to demand actionAustralia continued to spearhead international demands yesterday for Russian-backed rebels to allow unrestricted access to the MH17 crash site.21 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsraeli airstrike on house kills 20The Palestinian death toll in Gaza rose to 508 last night after 20 bodies were reportedly found in a home blasted in an Israeli airstrike in the south of the Gaza Strip.21 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldMH17: Putin 'needs to stand up' - KeyJohn Key says he is "deeply concerned" by the lack of access to the MH17 crash site and has called on Vladimir Putin to show leadership on the issue.20 Jul 02:20 AM
WorldIsraeli army enters Gaza StripIsraeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed 10 people, medics say, on day 12 of a major operation against the Palestinian territory.19 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldWarfare report has era of super-soldier just around cornerGet ready for the age of the Terminator and RoboCop.16 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsrael resumes attacks on GazaIsrael has resumed its air campaign against Gaza after Hamas rejected a six-hour truce and fired dozens of rockets over the border.15 Jul 07:10 PM
EntertainmentWorld War I tribute song penned from the heartWhen Julia Turner watched newsreels of war she imagined how she would feel if it was her brother lying bloodied and bandaged on a stretcher15 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldHow social media became a weapon in propaganda warSocial media has become one of the weapons of war. The Israeli army, which has been on Twitter since 2009, now has 286,000 followers.15 Jul 05:15 AM
WorldHigh civilian toll in Gaza conflict- UNWashington has warned Israel against any ground invasion of Gaza, as the UN says more than 40 of the 176 dead were children.14 Jul 07:13 PM
WorldIsraeli missiles destroy home for the disabledThe residents of the Mobarat Felestin centre for the disabled had just finished suhoor, the early morning meal before a long day of fasting during Ramadan, when the first missile hit the roof.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionAndrew AldersonTaking aim at war analogiesTired of war analogies in sport? It's a minefield but allow me to come out of the trenches, pull the pin and give you both barrels.12 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldKeira's tears for South SudanStar doing her bit to draw world’s attention to new nation’s refugees of civil war, writes Judith Woods12 Jul 02:47 AM
World'Poisonous' relations complicating Iraq's battle with IsisKurdish leaders accuse Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of being hysterical and unbalanced, while he says the Kurdish capital, Erbil, is a centre for the Islamic State (Isis) and adherents of Saddam Hussein.11 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSon steals dead dad's pensionThe son of a World War II prisoner of war and hero of the Battle of Crete has admitted stealing nearly $90,000 from his dead father's veterans' pension.09 Jul 09:30 PM
WorldSkirmishing heats into all-out warIt was at the corner of Wehada St that the missile hit Mohammed Shaaban's car - and almost certainly propelled Israel's phoney war with Hamas into an all-out conflict.09 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi killed by friendly fireA Kiwi sniper fighting in Afghanistan was killed by friendly fire after a US fighter pilot failed to enter attack co-ordinates into his onboard computer, an inquest has heard.08 Jul 10:08 PM
