Sir Jerry Mateparae has condemned the "brutal and callous" attacks on Paris.

The amount of "dark communications" which NZ spy agencies are unable to intercept is increasing, John Key says.

Until stable regimes with meaningful values are rebuilt in the Middle East, the region will continue to hemorrhage refugees and spit out the kind of evil that has stained the streets of Paris with blood, writes Alexander Gillespie.

Our society is certainly not perfect, but the freedoms we enjoy have been hard fought for, writes Peter Lyons. We often fail to appreciate this rich history that we have been very fortunate to inherit.

It is important, amidst all the grief and anger in France, that President Francois Hollande's government do not respond by simply intensifying a military campaign that has failed to halt the rise of ISIS, writes Robert Patman.

So far my explanation has been pretty pathetic, writes Deborah Hill Cone. Extremists, fundamentalists, blah blah, crazy people, no, of course it's not going to happen here!

Hillary Clinton parried a series of criticisms of the Obama Administration's foreign policy from rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley in a presidential debate yesterday.

The head of the French spy service says they face an "inside threat" from young radicalised French residents as well as that of outside terrorist actions.

Attacks on a sports stadium and concert venue in Paris show no sign of affecting events in New Zealand.

A woman who survived the massacre inside the Bataclan Theatre in Paris by pretending to be dead says she whispered "I love you" to everyone she knew.

Kiwi Muslims have raised their voices, protesting the Islamic State and urging the global community to rally against the world's "common enemy".

Woman can be heard screaming: "I'm pregnant, please help me I'm going to drop out." WARNING: This article contains disturbing footage.

Suicide attacks are much more common in the Middle East, the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and Africa

The Philippines is vowing "higher security" for world leaders at an economic summit in Manila next week following the Paris terror attacks.

President Francois Hollande says France will be "merciless" against those behind the deadliest attacks in the country in decades.

The co-ordinated acts of murder on this scale are unprecedented and the night of Nov 13, 2015 will toll just as significantly in the years to come.

Despite reports the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, there is no definitive proof as of yet.

Rachel Smalley, recovering in Beirut from her first marathon, hot-footed it to a bomb site where at least 43 people were killed in a shopping street.

Aviation security is likely to be tightened following a review that's been given impetus by the apparent bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested by University of Missouri police for posting threats to the racially roiled campus on social media,.

Three major airlines announced yesterday that they would no longer fly over the Sinai Peninsula after a Russian passenger plane crashed in the area.

Veteran diplomat Carl Worker has been appointed the role which was created late last year after NZ confirmed plans to send troops to Iraq.

A British man held in Guantanamo Bay has given an account of his 14-year ordeal and made a number of shocking claims.

The devastated mother of a Kiwi basketballer who narrowly survived yesterday's college massacre is rushing to be with her son.

Taliban insurgents have seized control of key facilities across a major city in northern Afghanistan, driving back stunned security forces in a multi-pronged attack.

Prime Minister says New Zealand will not rush to sign up to coalition against Islamic State proposed by Russian's President Vladimir Putin.

Nothing less than a multifaceted strategy is required to address both the political causes and the military symptoms of the rise of Isis, writes Robert Patman.