One suspected terrorist was shot dead, another died when her suicide vest detonated, and four police were wounded in the battle which began about 4.30am.

On the night of January 2, Belgian authorities closing in on a terror cell in the town of Verviers intercepted a telling piece of intelligence.

Misinformation is common online. But after a major international tragedy, internet rumours only become more frequent and more damaging.

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria.

France launched fresh air strikes against Syria yesterday, as a defiant Paris reopened for business.

The ringleader of the Paris terrorist attacks has been named by as Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian national already suspected of planning previous attacks.

France and its allies in the air must not let up over the weeks ahead but it is, of course, no more than the terrorists would have expected.

Just across the canal from the chic cafes a largely Muslim area that has become one of the world's main breeding grounds of violent Islamic extremists.

The intense manhunts unfolded as clearer portraits emerged of the network behind the carnage that left at least 129 people dead.

The head of the French spy service says they face an "inside threat" from young radicalised French residents as well as that of outside terrorist actions.

Suspected terrorists behind one of the worst attacks in France since WWII have been rounded up as stories emerge of dramatic actions that helped save lives.

Paris is a special place, a city the world associates with romance, culture, good times and the fine things of life.

COMMENT: It is never comfortable to make the leap from real human tragedy to assessing economic and financial fallout, writes Liam Dann.

A woman who survived the massacre inside the Bataclan Theatre in Paris by pretending to be dead says she whispered "I love you" to everyone she knew.

French nationals in New Zealand have been left "upset and angry and sad" after the terror attacks in Paris. It could have been my friends," said one.

The co-ordinated acts of murder on this scale are unprecedented and the night of Nov 13, 2015 will toll just as significantly in the years to come.

The Paris attacks have outraged the world. But, sadly, they will not have surprised French authorities.

The chilling words a Kiwi artist heard her daughter shout down the phone, as the pair desperately tried to find each other through the chaos unfolding.

Daniel Psenny first thought the shots he heard came from the cop movie playing on his television. Soon after, he realised they came from the Bataclan concert hall.

Several hundred people turned up to Aotea Square in solidarity for the victims of those caught up in the violent attacks in France.

French nationals in New Zealand are desperately trying to contact loved ones after the terror attacks in Paris.

New Zealand buildings join other iconic structures and light up in the colours of the French flag to show solidarity with Paris.

In amongst the chaos in Paris one trending hashtag is bringing a welcome relief for many terrified people.

French resort of Biarritz is prescribing surfing lessons to ward off a range of ailments from depression to heart disease.

A row has erupted over a planned theme park in Calais that its mayor hopes will rehabilitate the image of a town tainted by its association with squalid migrant camps.

France has honoured the heroic efforts of two New Zealand war veterans.

The "wheel hotel" will turn constantly at a slow speed, powered by batteries charged by the current of the river and making a complete rotation every half-hour. The views from its 19 rooms will change as the 3.5m cylindrical pods move.

Catherine Masters travelled Bordeaux by river ship - here she takes a look at some of the destinations and ancient history of the famous wine region.