WorldAl-Qaida damns 'Crusader alliance'The leader of al-Qaida's Syria affiliate has vowed that his group would "use all possible means" to fight back against airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM won't rule out using SAS against IsisPrime Minister John Key won't rule out sending New Zealand's elite SAS personnel to assist US efforts to counter Islamic State militants in Iraq or even Syria.29 Sep 02:32 AM
New ZealandKey awaiting advice to help anti-Isis effortPrime Minister John Key is expecting to receive advice over the coming weeks on further assistance New Zealand could offer to help counter the terrorist group Isis.28 Sep 07:00 PM
WorldQuestions as UK enters warRAF jets were unleashed above Iraq as Britain threw its military might behind a US-led air war against the Isis (Islamic State) terror group.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandWWl: 'Exotic' airman's NZ dream ends above trenches32: An adventurous Frenchman whose attempts to get New Zealand's fledgling aviation industry off the ground were cut short by the outbreak of World War I.28 Sep 04:00 PM
World'They can't get away with it': Daughter of murdered British hostageThe daughter of the British hostage murdered by Isis militants has spoken out against the terrorist organisation that has ravaged Iraq and Syria, saying it needs to be eradicated.26 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUK on a fast track to warBritain could join air strikes in Iraq by the weekend after Prime Minister David Cameron set the country on the path to war.25 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldIsis fighters prepare for raidsJihadist fighters have begun preparing defences against American air strikes and a feared land-based counter-offensive in Iraq and Syria, residents living under their rule say.22 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldFull commitment waiting for UN nodAustralian special forces and aircraft will not be sent into Iraq until the Cabinet considers a risk assessment and the United Nations gives the operation the nod.15 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldWelfare cut for terror suspectsWelfare payments will be stripped from people in Australia suspected of supporting terrorism.13 Sep 10:35 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Bombs won't destroy ideologyHe strode out. He spoke well and he "My Fellow Americans-ed" with the best of them. But this speech was one US President Barack Obama never wanted to make, writes Jack Tame.13 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ backing for strikes on jihadistsNew Zealand would back United States airstrikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe say.11 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUS drones hunt Isis leader in SyriaAmerican drones are being flown over the Syrian stronghold of Isis (Islamic State) for the first time, in an effort to target the jihadi group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.09 Sep 05:00 PM
World10 questions Nato facesAs the Nato summit in Wales ends, Simon Tisdall assesses their choices.07 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUkraine crisis: Ceasefire holds, Russia says it 'will react' to further EU penaltiesA ceasefire between Ukraine and separatist rebels began last night and appears to still be in place following a five-month bloody conflict left more than 2,000 dead.06 Sep 09:40 PM
WorldUkraine crisis: Fighting fizzles out as ceasefire agreed – but for how long?The Ukrainian government and separatist rebels agreed to a ceasefire amid flickering hopes of peace.05 Sep 11:44 PM
WorldIsis gets rich on the economy of terrorFew experts disagree with David Cameron and Barack Obama's assertion that by paying ransoms Western governments end up bankrolling the very terrorism groups they seek to combat.05 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPrince 'heartbroken' by Christians' fateThe Prince of Wales has written an impassioned letter to Christians in Iraq speaking of his "heartbreak" at their suffering at the hands of Jihadists.03 Sep 11:04 PM
WorldIraqi soldier 'played dead' to surviveAn Iraqi soldier survived a mass execution carried out by Islamic State militants (Isis) by dropping to the floor and pretending to be dead.03 Sep 08:36 PM
WorldBritish aid worker new Isis targetA Briton will be the next hostage murdered by Islamist terrorists, the British extremist known as "Jihadi John" threatened in a beheading video released yesterday.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldBan on AK-47s in US backfiresPresident Barack Obama's ban on the import of Russian Kalashnikov rifles.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: From Boer War to Palestine26: When World War I came, Kiwis were ready. The first foundations of a homegrown army were already in place.03 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldKilling mirrors Foley deathThe video showing the killing of Steven Sotloff is a mirror image of that two weeks ago carrying the last words of his colleague James Foley.03 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPutin makes 'Kiev in two weeks' bragVladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks if he wanted.02 Sep 06:50 PM
WorldAlaskans asked to spy if Russia invadedThe US security services recruited Alaskan fishermen, trappers and bush pilots as "stay-behind agents" to form a secret American resistance network if the Soviet Union staged a widely feared air invasion of the territory.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldRadicals will be detained for treatmentIslamic radicals returning from Iraq and Syria will be forced on to "deradicalisation" programmes to reverse any brainwashing.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldRussia trembles on the brink of warRussia is "practically in a state of war against Europe", with the crisis in Ukraine rapidly approaching "the point of no return", warn EU leaders.31 Aug 06:20 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Grand uniform for service in far-flung India25: In the studio photograph Lieutenant Kenneth Thomson wears the splendid military dress of a British officer in the Indian Army.31 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUK's 'greatest terrorist threat'Britain faces the "greatest and deepest" terror threat in the country's history, Prime Minister David Cameron warned yesterday as he pledged emergency measures to tackle extremists.30 Aug 05:00 PM
