Terror attacks continue in the West. Jennifer Rubin, who writes the Right Turn blog for the Washington Post, asks if it could get worse.

Some airports, such as the one in Beirut, require security screening before passengers can even go to check-in desks, writes Steve Hewitt. Is that a feasible solution for major airports?

Kiwi Michael Nutt arrived at work, directly beside Zaventem Airport in the Belgian capital, shortly after the deadly explosions last night.

This is the tender moment two survivors embraced outside a Brussels Metro station - minutes after a blast killed 20 commuters on a crowded train.

Brussels bombers' deadly arsenal tore their victims to shreds.

The call made by Johnson, which was played yesterday at the inquest 2014 Lindt Cafe siege reveals Monis likely planned his attack for months.

It was likely to be yet another fruitless raid, the latest chapter in the agonizing four-month search for the terrorists. But it was anything but routine.

Conspiracy theorists say jihadi bride claims deliberately created a climate to ease the way for our spy agencies to be given more power, which they now do look likely to get, writes Barry Soper.

The terrorist group is making millions by funnelling dollars looted from banks into legitimate currency markets in the Middle East.

As many as 200 soldiers were killed in an attack on a Kenyan military camp in Somalia by al Shabaab Islamists last month.

The Independent Review of Intelligence and Security Services is due to deliver its recommendations to the Government on Monday.

The jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its brutality, writes James Gelvin. Its sudden prominence has led to much speculation about the group's origins.

Ceasefire means little as rebels hold various factions at bay and children typically become the victims.

The Islamic State's recruitment of foreign fighters has slowed significantly, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says, as the US-led coalition increasingly cuts off sources of funding to the extremist group.

Gerry Brownlee is leaving for Europe today for a meeting of countries to discuss the US-led coalition against Isis.

A savage Isis group that consisted of Jihadi John and four other extremists were called the Beatles by victims because of their British accents.

This is what the frontline near the Isis stronghold of Mosul looks like.

The women were forced to take the tests after escaping Isis by Iraq's Kurdistan government.

Australian teen Sevdet Besim boasted he would "love to take out some cops. I was gonna meet with them then take some heads".

The gunmen behind the Paris terror attacks have appeared in an Isis (Islamic State) video in which they behead several hostages.

Many of us want to know what makes Muslims tick, writes Alan Duff. Don't send me death threats yet, you of Muslim faith. This columnist is not out to get you.

When Isis took over Manbij, it became a meeting place for jihadis (mostly British) from around the world and renamed the town 'Little London.'

There is a danger that this conflict will draw us ever deeper into a quagmire, writes Gehan Gunasekar. There is a danger of escalation should the current proxy conflict spill into conflict between the great powers involved themselves.

It will raise NZ's target profile amongst Islamists and could invite attack at home. But it is a necessary, justifiable and ultimately right thing to do, writes Paul Buchanan.

Security was tight as revellers took to the streets to welcome the new year due to fear of terror threats.

Radicalisation is a youth revolt against society, says expert.

The Los Angeles school district says hundreds of schools closed yesterday after an email threat would reopen today.