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How did schoolgirls become radicalised?

The headteacher of the school attended by three British schoolgirls who are believed to have flown to Turkey to join Isis in Syria reiterated yesterday that police have no evidence the missing pupils had been radicalised there.

Tony Abbott's warning to jihadis

Australian citizenships could be revoked as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spelled out the worsening terrorist threat to the nation.

Islamic militants target Westfield

The owner of nine New Zealand shopping malls has been singled out in a threatening video released by an Islamic terrorist group.

'Come home. We miss you.'

The father of one of three schoolgirls who are believed to have travelled to Syria to join Isis says her siblings "cannot stop crying".

PM: NZ can't 'do nothing' in Isis fight

NZ doesn't have a 'realistic option of doing nothing' in the fight against Isis, PM John Key says ahead of Cabinet's decision on whether to send troops to Iraq.

Life in Isis: Blood & boredom

When Isis took over Raqqa, a wave of black swept over the city. It's turned into a grim prison for residents - with no escape in sight.

System let us down on siege: Abbott

Tony Abbott has flagged shifting the balance between upholding individual rights and ensuring community protection following a report into the Sydney cafe siege.

Runaway girls with Isis, says spy report

Three British "jihadi brides" who ran away from home to join fighters from Isis were believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.

No-show by Sydney terror plot duo

Two men charged over an Isis-linked terror plot have not appeared in court, with prosecutors warning there are "clear security issues".

Isis executes man for 'sorcery'

Isis militants are reported to have publicly beheaded a man after finding him guilty of practicing “sorcery”.

Sydney siege victims honoured

Sydney cafe siege survivors and families gathered solemnly as Australia's parliament honoured the victims.

Siege survivor lashes out at police

'We were just left there.' Lindt Cafe siege survivor Marcia Mikhael has criticised the police operation, saying the army would've done a better job.

Isis handbook for women: Marry at nine

A document from an all-female wing of Isis spells out what's expected from women living under the strict regime - starting with marriage from age nine.

'NZ is not going to look the other way'

John Key used his speech on Te Tii Marae to justify sending troops to Iraq after he was questioned whether it was simply to please "the family" of Britain and the US.

Pilot's horrific death brings revenge call

The Isis group's release of a video showing its fighters burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot sparked street protests calling for vengeance and threatened to draw Jordan's usually low-key monarch towards ever more direct confrontation with radical Isl

'Gay' man thrown off building

Disturbing images appear to show a man charged with having a homosexual affair being stoned to death after he survived being thrown off a building.