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Isis fight decision still weeks away

Prime Minister John Key says any final decision on New Zealand's contribution to fighting Isis (Islamic State) in Iraq is still weeks away and he downplayed any risk of retaliation against New Zealanders.

Japanese hostage feared beheaded

A video has emerged online claiming one of the two hostages being held by Isis has been killed and showing the other hostage outlining new terms for his release.

'Release him' mother begs

Japan is vowing to "never give up" its struggle to save two hostages held captive by Islamic State (Isis) militants.

Fight against terror takes a hit

The collapse of the government in Sanaa means the United States has lost a reliable partner in its fight against al-Qaeda in Yemen with potentially dire consequences, experts say.

Editorial: 'Club's' rules of engagement not set in stone

The Prime Minister has told a BBC interviewer New Zealand's military contribution to the war against jihadists in Iraq and Syria is "the price of the club".

Isis demands $200m for two hostages

Hostages are a "military consultant" who headed to war zones after his wife died of cancer and a journalist dedicated to revealing horrors of war.

Fox News' grovelling mea culpa to Britain, France

America's most unrepentant news network has issued a string of on-air apologies for broadcasting erroneous information, including an expression of regret.

How brothers became killers

In 1992, two boys who would grow up slaughter 12 people at Charlie Hebdo, came home to find their mother lying dead in their council flat in Paris.

Spies to tackle new threats

Facebook pages encouraging violence on behalf of Isis are among factors increasing NZ's official terrorism risk and leading to a recruitment drive for new spies.

Fran O'Sullivan: Sloganeering offers little protection for our freedoms and values

'Je suis Aotearoa." It has a certain piquant charm and would get a great deal of public attention if it was chosen as the branding to unite New Zealanders of all hues, nationalities, races and....

Claim editor 'dragged team' to deaths

A founder of Charlie Hebdo has accused its editor of “dragging the team” to their deaths by publishing provocative cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed.

Paul Thomas: No 'buts' over freedom of expression attacks

Writer Salman Rushdie, who knows a thing or two about attacks on freedom of expression, calls them the But Brigade: those who deplored the <i>Charlie Hebdo</i> massacre.

Far-right on the march

The controversial anti-Islamic Pegida movement and terror attacks in neighbouring France are polarising Germany.

Charlie Hebdo cartoonist breaks down

Charlie Hebdo's cartoonist broke down as he explained why he drew Muhammad on the controversial front cover.

Twitter account back after Isis hack

The US military's Central Command social media accounts are back online after apparently being hacked by Isis.

Charlie survivor: 'Gunman spared my life'

'You are a woman, we don't kill women.' A survivor of the Charlie Hebdo massacre recalls how she stared into the eyes of a gunman who'd shot her colleagues dead.