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.

An online sympathiser of the Islamic State proposed a somewhat bizarre new tactic for the militant group over the weekend.

Republican frontrunner claims more British Muslims join Isis than the UK's Armed Forces.

Extremist site recruits women with smiley faces, birthday cakes and photos of children.

Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words with British officials over what he calls the UK's "massive Muslim problem".

At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard have been killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul.

Key says he does not expect any "dramatic change" in NZ's contribution to the fight against Isis despite a formal request from the US for more resources.

Kiwi women who have left the country to marry jihadist fighters in the Middle East have not had their passports cancelled and are free to return, the Government says.

SIS director Rebecca Kitteridge says she did not know whether they were going as "jihadi brides" to fight themselves or to support Isis fighters.

Republican presidential candidate calls for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States".

The terrifying extent of Isis' plans to build a state laid bare in a 24-page manual for the terror group leaked to the Guardian.

Special Ops task force will expand US troops' direct involvement in battling Isis commanders.

That's it: I am no longer faithful and true to the Queen's heirs and successors, writes Rodney Hide.

On the day of the Paris terrorist attacks, a young doctor was taking a 10-minute coffee break in his office above the emergency room when a call came in.

Twelve years ago, George W Bush gave his "Mission Accomplished" speech from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, confident that the Saddam Hussein regime had been....

The downing of a Russian SU24 fighter jet by Turkish authorities was inevitable. Russia has flouted the territorial border of Turkey time and again in the past few months so it is no surprise that this has happened.

NZ urges vigilance in public places like Britomart after US worldwide travel alert on Isis.

Belgian security forces are still hunting down suspected Isis militants after making more than a dozen arrests in a series of raids yesterday.