The first European ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public is poised to come into force in Belgium.

Aussie anti-immigration campaigner Pauline Hanson has put her Queensland home on the market - but not for everyone.

The French government will enact a law next month to ban the burqa, or full-body veil.

Seven people were arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into a conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist.

A New Zealand family expelled from Morocco on religious grounds is struggling to come to terms with the situation.

Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.

Kiwi sportspeople scheduled to compete in India could be endangered after a chilling warning from al Qaeda.

Members of the Afghanistan under-19 cricket team will avoid eating meat in NZ after being served toasted ham sandwiches in Napier.