Prime Minister Bill English says there are limits to what authorities can do once people leave the country, following the death of a former NZ student alleged to be involved in a terror attack.

Turkish police shot dead two attackers after a car bomb in the city of Izmir killed a police officer and a court worker.

Two gunmen have reportedly opened fire in a restaurant in Istanbul.

The gunman behind the Istanbul nightclub terror attack has been identified. His wife, who's been detained, has expressed her shock at his links to Islamic State.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility on Monday for a New Year's Day mass shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people.

Turkish authorities are hunting a lone gunman who opened fire at one of Istanbul's most popular nightclubs, killing 39 and wounding 70.

Two bombs have exploded in a market in central Baghdad killing dozens and wounding many more

A truce aimed at ending the bloody five-year war in Syria has been announced. But what does it mean?

Jailed at a migrant reception centre for minors on the isle of Sicily the boy who once drank alcohol - and never went to mosque - suddenly got religion.

Policeare desperately hunting a "violent and armed" suspect, as the Berlin attack exposes gaping holes in Germany's security system.

Truck driver did not give up the keys easily to terror suspect who then rammed vehicle into crowded Christmas market.

Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Berlin truck attack that left at least 12 people dead.

Berlin police storm disused Tempelhof Airport used as refugee camp in the wake of Christmas market attack, while truck driver identified as young Pakistani.

A top ally of Vladimir Putin claims secret services of a Nato country is "highly likely" to have been behind the assassination of ambassador Andrei Karlov.

A boy dubbed "The Kindergarten Bomber" is accused of planting a nail bomb near a Christmas market in Germany.

COMMENT: A number of lessons can be learned from Belgium. This is particularly true for NZ where the problem of Islamic extremism is much more manageable.

John Key returns from an overseas trip tomorrow after tumultuous week of affairs. Audrey shares an insider's view of the Prime Minister's week.

Having to attend a work Christmas party may have been the motive for Syed Rizwan Farook's shooting spree that killed 14.

The targeted killing of Abu Mohammad al-Adnani was the biggest in a string of successes against high-value targets.

The suspect in a knife attack at Ohio that injured 11 people posted an online rant shortly before he drove his car into a crowd and began stabbing people.

COMMENT: The event is worth being reminded of because this sorry chapter shows this country is indeed a blip on the radar screen by the French.

A far-Right extremist has been told he will never be released after being convicted of murdering British Labour MP Jo Cox.

Seven men arrested by anti-terror police in France initially planned to target the Euro 2016 European soccer, police say.

A new Islamic State propaganda video features a Qantas passenger jet, Melbourne airport and St Paul's Cathedral.

It is a year since terrorists launched co-ordinated attacks in Paris and slaughtered 130 innocent people.

A year after Nick Alexander died in Bataclan massacre, the friend who held him to the end braved her demons to attend a concert to reopen the Paris venue.

President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff has erased from his website a statement detailing one of his controversial proposals.

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.

As the rest of the world reacts with shock to news Donald Trump will be the next US President, one man in particular is thrilled.

COMMENT: Islamic State is a long way away so we don' t really have to worry about it - right? Wrong.