WorldAustralian politician's war on Isis investigatedAn Australian politician is under investigation after allegedly travelling to Syria to join Kurdish forces in the fight against Islamist extremists.26 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMcCully condemns 30 civilian deaths in UkraineForeign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the killing of up to 30 civilians in Eastern Ukraine over the weekend and called on Russia to intervene.25 Jan 11:37 PM
New ZealandMcCully to go to Jordan to discuss Syria, IsisForeign Minister Murray McCully is to travel to Jordan to discuss the crisis in Syria and the on-going threat of the Islamic State terror group.25 Jan 12:03 AM
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
OpinionEditorial: 'Club's' rules of engagement not set in stoneThe Prime Minister has told a BBC interviewer New Zealand's military contribution to the war against jihadists in Iraq and Syria is "the price of the club".21 Jan 04:00 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
WorldEx-soldier in bid to rescue radical teensHe undertook a dangerous 10-month journey to find his teenage son in Syria. Now a father is returning to help other families track their youngsters.07 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldTraffickers hand the helm to Syrian asylum-seekerA Syrian asylum-seeker who piloted nearly 770 illegal migrants on board a cargo ship to Italy has described how he was appointed as the "captain" of the ship by a trafficking gang.05 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldItalians save 970 Syrian refugeesNearly 1000 refugees were safely brought ashore in Italy yesterday after being abandoned by suspected smugglers on a merchant ship.01 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ jihadist broadcasts locationA Kiwi jihadist who claims to be fighting in Syria with Isis has been mistakenly broadcasting his exact location after forgetting to turn off his phone's tracking function.31 Dec 12:55 AM
WorldLiving conditions worsening as services collapseIsis' vaunted exercise in state-building appears to be crumbling as living conditions deteriorate across the territories under its control.28 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldWest can't rely on a White KnightThere is a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass in which Alice meets the White Knight who is wearing full armour and riding a horse which he keeps falling off.28 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldFather begs son's Isis captors for mercyThe father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Isis after his plane crashed pleaded for his son's release, as reports emerged that the jihadists were preparing to publicly execute him.26 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandAustralia charges Kiwi with Syria fight plansA man accused of obtaining a New Zealand passport as he prepared to fight in Syria will appear in an Australian court today.18 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldGirl trying to join Isis hauled off planeA 15-year-old was prevented from joining Isis by British police who hauled her off a plane at Heathrow just as it was due to take off.17 Dec 05:54 PM
WorldAid worker likely killed by gunshotPeter Kassig, the American aid worker murdered by Isis (Islamic State) in Syria, may have been killed by a gunshot wound rather than beheading, analysis has suggested.15 Dec 04:00 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
OpinionAnna Penketh: Fighting for Allah? It beats being on the doleI was in Normandy, talking to the former neighbours of a French jihadist last seen slitting the throat of a Syrian captive in an Islamic State (Isis) militant video.05 Dec 04:00 PM
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
World'Jihadi John' body double?The British Isis killer known as "Jihadi John" may have a body double, according to a new video analysis.24 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldHostage: Beheading death likelyBritish journalist and Islamic State (Isis) group hostage John Cantlie says in a newly released propaganda video he is likely to suffer the same fate as other US and UK hostages, who were beheaded.22 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldLatest Isis video marks a change of tackMuch has changed in Iraq and Syria in the six weeks since the last Western hostage, Alan Henning, was beheaded.17 Nov 04:00 PM
World'Jihadi John' wounded in airstrikeUK has received reports that notorious terrorist accused of killing two British hostages has been injured in an airstrike.16 Nov 04:02 AM
WorldSyria's 'hero boy' video a fakeFootage of boy braving sniper fire to rescue girl was shot with actors on Gladiator set in Malta to raise plight of children in warzones.16 Nov 01:48 AM
WorldKurdish boys tell of Isis brainwashingBy the time the boys were returned to their parents, their jihadist kidnappers had achieved their goal: loyalty to the Islamic State (Isis).07 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldPaper: Isis offered to pay teen $32,000A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported yesterday to have been offered US$25,000 by Isis to carry out the attacks and claims that two other youths recruited in the same way remain at large.31 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldSecond brother dies fighting in SyriaThe second of three brothers who travelled to Syria to join forces seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has been killed in fighting, his father has confirmed.29 Oct 12:34 AM
OpinionKeith Locke: Take on extremists with words not warKeith Locke writes: New Zealanders are right to be concerned about the rise of the Islamic State (Isis), but our best contribution would be to provide more humanitarian support.20 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldYazidis used as Isis sex slaves: claimIslamic State (Isis) jihadists separated virgin women from the Yazidi minority sect in Iraq to take as sex slaves, according to a group that monitors Isis in Syria.20 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Confiscation of passports a step too farThe Prime Minister wants New Zealand to do what it can to help Western powers deal with the so-called Islamic State that has taken over a swathe of Iraq and Syria.13 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldPregnant Jihadi brides want outTwo teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with life in the war-torn country.11 Oct 04:00 PM
