WorldHow drones killed Jihadi JohnMohammed Emwazi was killed by a missile fired from a Reaper drone over Raqqa in Syria.14 Nov 08:52 PM
WorldWatch: Troops storm hospital in disguiseOne of the men impersonated a pregnant woman and was pushed in a wheelchair.12 Nov 10:25 PM
BusinessCan Silicon Valley solve the Syrian refugee crisis?Kickstarter, Twitter, Airbnb and Instacart - are working to adapt their platforms and technologies to help solve the refugee crisis.23 Oct 09:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Just a footnote in a history of diplomatic failureThe Prime Minister has set a deadline of two years to quit Iraq. You suspect he wants it to be sooner.09 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldKerry seeks deal to stop barrel bombsHaving accepted that President Bashar al-Assad will stay in power for a "transitional period", the US is trying to persuade Russia and Iran to curb the worst excesses of their ally.30 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionRobert Patman: Military force not enough to kill IsisNothing less than a multifaceted strategy is required to address both the political causes and the military symptoms of the rise of Isis, writes Robert Patman.24 Sep 07:58 PM
OpinionRachel SmalleyRefugee crisis: Why I can't just stand by and watchMy role, as a journalist, should be to act as a witness; to report on the situation as a bystander and then leave it as I found it, but an incident in 2013 changed my perspective, writes Rachel Smalley.09 Sep 09:31 PM
New ZealandSmalley's Beirut run for refugeesRachel Smalley is set to return to the Middle East this year as she continues to spread awareness and raise money for the growing refugee crisis.30 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUS blocks Mideast plans to fight IsisThe United States has blocked attempts by its Middle East allies to fly heavy weapons directly to the Kurds fighting Isis jihadists in Iraq.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandIt's time Security Council upped its gameForeign Minister Murray McCully is quite blunt about the Security Council and the Middle East peace process.30 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldIsis slaughters women and childrenEye-witnesses say streets of Palmyra are strewn with hundreds of bodies – the latest victims of terrorists's savagery.24 May 11:42 PM
WorldGirl, 9, pregnant after Isis rapeA 9-year-old girl who was taken as a sex slave by Isis was raped by 10 militants and is now pregnant, it has been reported.12 Apr 07:15 PM
WorldOne girl's escape from IsisAbducted, locked away, all but starved, raped... then, a dramatic escape. How one Yazidi girl escaped the clutches of her Isis captors.06 Apr 09:45 PM
OpinionEditorial: Aid for Syria's forgotten vitally neededMany Syrians in refugee camps across the border in Lebanon were lawyers, teachers, dentists, accountants. As the conflict enters its fifth year they have become the forgotten millions.15 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat a civil war would do to NZPolitical unrest. Conflict. The collapse of the country's social infrastructure. And then a daily struggle just to stay alive. An artists has imagined what it would look like in NZ.13 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBeheading over homosexualityNew images have emerged of three men accused of homosexuality and blasphemy being publicly beheaded at a traffic roundabout in northern Iraq.10 Mar 08:29 PM
New ZealandNZ troops can opt out of IraqSoldiers may be excused from going to train Iraqi forces in fight against Isis, for personal reasons. The Defence Force says it is part of being a "good employer".28 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldMI5 blamed for radicalising Jihadi JohnAsim Qureshi has caused outrage by saying the murderer Jihadi John was 'beautiful' adding that he 'wouldn't hurt a fly'.26 Feb 07:06 PM
WorldWho is Jihadi John? Executioner namedThe Isis executioner known as 'Jihadi John' was today named as a graduate from London who was able to flee to Syria despite being on a terror watch list.26 Feb 05:04 PM
New ZealandPM on defensive over Iraq decisionPrime Minister John Key has defended his angry counter-attack in Parliament after Opposition parties' criticised the decision to send troops to the Middle East.24 Feb 08:33 PM
New ZealandKiwi troops off to IraqNZ soldiers training Iraqi troops near Baghdad will not be taking a "them-and-us" view of the Iraqis but a partnership approach.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ doing the right thing in a just causeNo New Zealand government should commit troops to a war zone without a clear awareness of the ramifications. In the case of the fight against the Islamic State.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand16 trainers among 106 NZDF staffThe deployment of 106 Defence Force personnel to a military base in Iraq will include just 16 trainers, the New Zealand Defence Force chief confirmed yesterday.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDefence chief: Troops will be armedLieutenant General Tim Keating, says New Zealand troops deployed to Iraq will have force protection for self defence and and all forces will be armed.24 Feb 04:05 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Sending troops to Iraq not illegal but it is highly dangerousSending troops to Iraq not unethical but duplicity, anger and hatred in Middle East may crush New Zealand's efforts, writes law professor Alexander Gillespie.24 Feb 02:15 AM
New ZealandKey: NZ not going to Iraq to 'wave its flag'Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand is not considering an Iraq deployment to “wave its flag” or please its American allies, but to play an important role in forcing back the “reprehensible” Islamic State.17 Feb 12:00 AM
WorldJapanese hostage feared beheadedA video has emerged online claiming one of the two hostages being held by Isis has been killed and showing the other hostage outlining new terms for his release.24 Jan 05:29 PM
WorldIsis demands $200m for two hostagesHostages are a "military consultant" who headed to war zones after his wife died of cancer and a journalist dedicated to revealing horrors of war.20 Jan 07:27 PM
WorldAustralian women off to be jihadi brides: reportIntelligence agencies believe a teenager and her 20-year-old friend have become the first Australian women to join terrorists in Syria and offer themselves as jihadi brides.14 Dec 06:52 PM
New ZealandAnti-terror bill passesParliament has just passed legislation aimed at stopping would-be foreign fighters from leaving New Zealand to join Islamic State in Iraq.09 Dec 08:50 AM
WorldBritish father snatches son from IsisThe father of a teenager from Cardiff is thought to be the first Briton to have rescued his son from the jihadist group Islamic State.02 Dec 08:36 PM
New ZealandTerror law changes to last until 2018Urgent changes to the law introduced to combat the threat of "foreign fighters" had been flagged by the Prime Minister as for short-term only.23 Nov 02:49 AM
