OpinionEditorial: Parliament should decide whether we go to warIf New Zealand decides to send forces to support an international response to the "Islamic State" in Iraq and Syria (Isis), the decision will be made by the Government not Parliament, the Prime Minister has explained.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM: NZ won't be a targetAny commitment of military assistance to counter Islamic State militants in Iraq should not make NZ more of a target for terrorism, Prime Minister John Key says.08 Oct 01:05 AM
WorldAbbott plays down Iraq deploymentAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is playing down the prospect of deploying Australian combat troops on the ground in Iraq.07 Oct 10:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: If Key wants to send troops, here's a better warThe argument that if we don't join the American crusade to wipe out Muslim fanatics in Iraq and Syria, they'll swoop down to Godzone and behead us all is a rerun of the old Vietnam War domino theory....07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandIsis fight is Govt's decisionPM says any plan to give assistance to efforts against militants will probably be debated in Parliament but the ultimate decision is the Government's alone.06 Oct 10:42 PM
New ZealandKey: SAS could join Isis fight on groundNZ's elite SAS personnel aren't yet on standby for deployment to combat Islamic State militants - but the PM can't rule out sending them in if asked.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ backing for strikes on jihadistsNew Zealand would back United States airstrikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe say.11 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPrince 'heartbroken' by Christians' fateThe Prince of Wales has written an impassioned letter to Christians in Iraq speaking of his "heartbreak" at their suffering at the hands of Jihadists.03 Sep 11:04 PM
WorldIraqi soldier 'played dead' to surviveAn Iraqi soldier survived a mass execution carried out by Islamic State militants (Isis) by dropping to the floor and pretending to be dead.03 Sep 08:36 PM
WorldBritish aid worker new Isis targetA Briton will be the next hostage murdered by Islamist terrorists, the British extremist known as "Jihadi John" threatened in a beheading video released yesterday.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldUS attacks Isis despite hostage threatObama undeterred as air strikes continue even though jihadists say they will execute more US journalists22 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldBritish man 'likely' behind beheadingDavid Cameron has said that it is "increasingly likely" that a British jihadist beheaded American journalist James Foley20 Aug 09:45 PM
WorldIraq: Yazidis say villagers massacredUp to 80 Yazidis have been reported killed by Isis (Islamic State) fighters in the biggest massacre so far of the Iraqi minority.17 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldYazidi women given a bleak choiceHundreds of Yazidi women who were captured by Islamic extremists are being subjected to deliberate attempts to co-opt them into service as the wives of fighters.17 Aug 01:32 AM
WorldIsis brutality proves potent weaponThe heads are stuck on thin metal poles above a wrought iron fence in the Islamic State's Syria stronghold, Raqqa.14 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldAustralian PM backs bid to avert genocideAustralia is considering joining the United States in a limited military operation to rescue as many as 30,000 Iraqi refugees trapped on a barren mountain in the north.13 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldIraq agrees to let US arm KurdsAmerica is to supply weapons directly to Kurdish fighters in Iraq for the first time, to help the lightly armed forces in the north push back jihadist rebels, assisted by US air power.12 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUS action in Iraq boosts Kurdish moraleUS air strikes are boosting Kurdish morale as they hit Isis fighters, and a road is now open for thousands of Yazidis cut off in the mountains.11 Aug 07:07 PM
WorldYazidis cling to life in 'death valley'Up to 150,000 desperate refugees were still isolated on a barren stretch of mountain in Iraq, surrounded by Islamic extremists despite a major international intervention.10 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldQantas says it's 'safe' to fly over IraqQantas has reassured passengers it's still safe to fly over Iraq, despite network partner Emirates' deciding to steer clear of the conflict-torn nation.28 Jul 10:23 PM
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
WorldTwin sisters flee UK to join terror groupTwin sisters have fled their UK home in the middle of the night and flown to Istanbul to join ISIS fighters in Syria, it's feared.06 Jul 10:50 PM
WorldIsis claims state, warns of 'jihad era'The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (Isis) has declared the areas it occupies in Iraq and Syria as a new Islamic state.30 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldKurds battle to keep Isis at baySmoke billows up, trailing thick and black across the sky. Flames flicker from inside a scorched Peshmerga base.30 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldIs climate change destabilising Iraq?This winter was not a good one for farmers in the Fertile Crescent.29 Jun 02:48 AM
BusinessIraq buys used Russian fighter jetsIraq has bought used fighter jets from Russia and Belarus to battle Islamist militants after delays by the US to deliver planes.27 Jun 02:34 AM
