A former New Zealander now living in Denmark says her son was killed when he travelled to Syria to fight with Isis after authorities failed to stop him.

There are no immediate plans to tighten security measures across NZ shopping centres and cinemas following a warning the nation is a "sitting duck" for a terror attack.

Terrorists must, because of their inherent weakness, select soft targets. Few may be softer than a country that likes to think it is closeted by its isolation.

Bag checks may become a reality for shoppers in response to growing terror threats.

New Zealand is a "sitting duck" for a terror attack and should consider bag checks of shoppers and moviegoers.

Five teenagers arrested in counter terrorism raids were allegedly planning IS-inspired attacks on police at Anzac Day events in Melbourne.

More New Zealanders were being monitored because of their links to Islamic State the head of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service says.

For two days after the first gunshots sent her running for cover, Cynthia Charotich lay in a cupboard under piles of clothes, cramped and silent.

When al-Shabaab gunmen burst through the gates of her Kenyan university at dawn on Thursday, Cynthia Cheroitich crawled into a cupboard and hid.

Most of the 147 victims of a terror attack on a Kenyan university on Thursday died execution-style as they lined up waiting for their turn to be shot.

The latest Edward Snowden file spying revelations is a grievous abuse of power that should call into question that the GCSB is an agency concerned with protecting our security.

Isis has published a 'kill list' containing the names, photos and addresses of 100 US military members online.

A tourist guide has told how he 'stared death in the face' as terrorists opened fire on his clients in an attack which killed 20 tourists - one of them Australian.

Kiwis have rejected government surveillance of their own communications - and that of people in other countries, according to new survey.

The IS terror group has vowed to blow up world-famous landmarks such as Big Ben, Eiffel Tower and the White House in an audio broadcast.

A teenage Melbourne terrorist who reportedly died in a suicide bombing in Iraq had previously been plotting an attack in Australia.

The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has announced it is joining Isis by apparently releasing an audio statement swearing allegiance.

John Key says new claims around intelligence collection are wrong - but he won't say why.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the GCSB has broken the law by spying on New Zealand citizens in Pacific nations.

New Zealand's electronic surveillance agency has dramatically expanded its spying operations since John Key came to power.

Jihadi John's father has disowned his terrorist son in an emotional outburst, calling him "a dog, an animal and a terrorist".

Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.

The mother of Mohammed Emwazi realised seven months ago that her son was the masked killer known as Jihadi John but failed to tell the authorities.

A Palestinian family of six sleep in one bedroom in a cramped, damp and mouldy three-room home.

The Independent reveals how information obtained by torture helped thwart a plot to bring down two airliners over the US 17 minutes before the bombs detonated.

"Jihadi John" was able to flee the scrutiny of the security services despite being a member of a terrorist cell known to have links to the failed 21/7 attacks on London in 2005.

Teacher says Isis terrorist revealed as Mohammed Emwazi was involved in a number of fights in his first year at high school but he was "lovely, lovely boy".