WorldWatchdog warns over ignoring rightsGovernments increasingly view human rights as "a luxury" they can ill afford, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.30 Jan 09:27 PM
WorldIslamic State of the nationHowever tragic the ending, the weird and unprecedented prisoner swap has only one purpose for Isis: recognition that its Islamic State exists and that foreign nations acknowledge its power.30 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldSiege hostages right to sell storiesThe Sydney siege hostages who sold their stories to TV networks for large sums of money have the right to do so, an inquest has been told.29 Jan 03:05 AM
WorldAirliner shot while landing in BaghdadA flydubai airliner was shot at as it came in to land at Baghdad airport, injuring a young girl.27 Jan 07:53 PM
New ZealandIsis fight decision still weeks awayPrime Minister John Key says any final decision on New Zealand's contribution to fighting Isis (Islamic State) in Iraq is still weeks away and he downplayed any risk of retaliation against New Zealanders.27 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldKurds claim Kobane clear of IsisKurdish militias claimed to have driven Isis (Islamic State) jihadists from the Syrian town of Kobane, after an intense four-month battle that killed thousands but captured the world's imagination.27 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldIsis publishes list of punishmentsIslamic State has published a list of punishments ranging from 80 lashes for drinking alcohol and losing a hand for theft, to death for committing blasphemy.25 Jan 12:00 AM
World'Release him' mother begsJapan is vowing to "never give up" its struggle to save two hostages held captive by Islamic State (Isis) militants.24 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMilitary obligation 'price we pay'Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand's likely military contribution to the fight against Islamic State "is the price of the club" that New Zealand belongs to.20 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandJohn Key: Isis fight 'price of the club'PM John Key says NZ's likely military contribution to the fight against Isis is the 'price of the club' we belong to with other Five Eyes members.20 Jan 05:09 AM
WorldYazidi girls choose suicide over slaveryMany girls from the Yazidi community in Iraq are committing suicide after being raped and sold into sexual slavery by Isis fighters who captured them last August.18 Jan 08:09 PM
New ZealandSpies to tackle new threatsFacebook pages encouraging violence on behalf of Isis are among factors increasing NZ's official terrorism risk and leading to a recruitment drive for new spies.16 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldFar-right on the marchThe controversial anti-Islamic Pegida movement and terror attacks in neighbouring France are polarising Germany.15 Jan 01:24 AM
WorldTwitter account back after Isis hackThe US military's Central Command social media accounts are back online after apparently being hacked by Isis.13 Jan 09:31 PM
WorldCharlie survivor: 'Gunman spared my life''You are a woman, we don't kill women.' A survivor of the Charlie Hebdo massacre recalls how she stared into the eyes of a gunman who'd shot her colleagues dead.13 Jan 08:41 PM
WorldParis hostage-taker was on US terror listThe hostage-taker who killed four people in a Paris supermarket siege was on a US terror watchlist.13 Jan 02:50 AM
WorldCharlie Hebdo's defiant returnCharlie Hebdo says it will "cede nothing" to terrorists - and has defiantly placed a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on its cover.12 Jan 11:11 PM
WorldIsis' US hack just an annoying 'prank'The Pentagon has played down the hacking of the US Central Command Twitter and YouTube sites, saying it's 'annoying', but just a 'prank'.12 Jan 09:18 PM
World'That is my daughter'The devastated father of France's most wanted woman has handed himself in to police, declaring: "That is my daughter."12 Jan 04:00 AM
WorldParis gunman's chilling Isis videoThe killings were fully justified and the victims deserved their fate, declared Amedy Coulibaly in a chilling Isis video.11 Jan 11:28 PM
WorldGirl, 10, used for market bombingAfter days of razing villages and massacres, Boko Haram finished the week with its most chilling atrocity.11 Jan 05:28 PM
