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.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.