COMMENT: It's been six years since war broke out in Syria and it shows no signs of ending.

White House press conference on Obamacare and immigration ban.

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish "assimilation centres" for migrants and refugees from

The true horror of Islamic State's mass killings may never fully be known.

Emirates says the double-decker A380 has added to the success of its Auckland to Dubai service.

CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany posed a question to Steven Goldstein, the Anne Frank Centre's executive director. Callum Borchers was watching.

Chinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi's largest oil concession.

More than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.

President Donald Trump directly called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curtail Jewish home building in the West Bank.

Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept nuclear-capable Russian bombers over the North Atlantic.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

Trade minister Todd McClay is encouraging Air NZ and Qatar to patch up differences over a cancelled commercial deal.

COMMENT: Our political elites occupy the headlines, but let's our make hospitality great again, let's be radical in our hospitality toward one another.

Qatar Airways has a reputation for lavish parties to launch new routes and says its gala dinner in Auckland will be no exception.

Qatar Airways' marathon flight from Doha to Auckland has touched down and the airline says it is committed to the route.

Qatar Airways' longest flight in the world has landed 15 minutes early at Auckland Airport after leaving Doha just over 16 hours ago.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.

Prime Minister Bill English says it remains unclear whether a US travel ban applies to New Zealanders who also hold a passport from Muslim-majority countries.

Nobody should be surprised on Donald Trump's actions in the first weeks of his presidency.

There are plenty of good reasons to add Abu Dhabi to your list writes Stephanie Holmes.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

Politics sure makes for strange bedfellows. Donald Trump has slammed Chelsea Manning as an "ungrateful traitor" for criticising Barack Obama.

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

Auckland barrister and Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman is hoping to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand.

The gunman suspected of killing 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught .

The world's richest country per capita is back in the deal-making business.