A service to mark today's 10th anniversary of the Bali bombing in which three New Zealanders died was a moving reminder of the tragedy, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

As Bali commemorates 10 years since twin bombings killed 202 people, relatives of the dead cling to memories of their loved ones - and vow that terrorism will never win.

The government is monitoring the security situation in Bali, after Indonesian police warned of a plot to attack dignitaries at the 10th anniversary of the bombings.

The father of Kiwi triplets killed in a Qatar mall fire says it is distressing to see stories circulating about the fire being an act of terrorism without any facts to back them up.

Journalists and academics have questioned a Saudi news agency that claims the Qatar mall fire that killed New Zealand triplets was an act of terrorism.

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

The Taleban says NZ troops are easier targets than other Coalition forces.

Misplaced loyalty to a superpower 'ally' is not a good enough reason to stay.

The massacre at a screening of the new Batman film could be interpreted as the inevitable convergence of two troubling strands in American life: Hollywood nihilism and gun culture.

Gwynne Dyer wonders what he did to deserve the 'honour' of being one of eight Western journalists Osama bin Laden wanted to send 'special media material' to.