25m Yemenis face risk of starvation
The fighting in Yemen threatens to cause widespread hunger and thirst and displace huge numbers of people.
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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.
Paris gunman's chilling Isis video
The killings were fully justified and the victims deserved their fate, declared Amedy Coulibaly in a chilling Isis video.
How often do hostage rescues work?
Successful hostage rescues get widespread publicity. But how common are the successes?
Dog's bark foils hostage rescue in Yemen
Early on Saturday morning, American Osprey aircraft whirred over the Yemeni coast from the Gulf of Aden, flying above the rugged mountains of Shabwe province.
Bombing foiled by 'degraded' underwear
A plan to blow up a plane on Christmas Day in 2009 failed because the explosives became 'degraded' after he wore the same pair of underpants for two weeks.
Drone strikes more right than wrong, Key says
New Zealand has no issue with US drones striking terrorists in Iraq, PM John Key told TV1's Q+A this morning.
Socotra: A living paradise abandoned
Socotra has been called the Galapagos of the Middle East, writes Bhanu Bhatnagar.
Extreme Islam claim at NZ mosque
An Australian man who died in a US drone strike alongside a New Zealander was introduced to radical Islam at a Christchurch mosque, it's reported.
GCSB data probably used for drone strikes - PM
John Key says New Zealand's spy agencies have provided information to international forces in Afghanistan that may have been used for American drone strikes.
Kiwi killed in Yemen drone strike named
A New Zealander killed in a drone strike in Yemen has been named as Daryl Jones by an Australian newspaper.
Kiwi who terror king didn't see coming
The moment that Mary Quin thought she would die was in a gunfight with an AK-47 jammed into her spine.
Kiwi drone victim linked to al-Qaeda
A Kiwi killed in a drone strike in Yemen had attended a terrorist training camp and may have been a foot soldier for al-Qaeda.
Kiwi killed in drone attack
Prime Minister John Key said a New Zealander who was killed by a US drone attack in Yemen in November had attended a terrorist training camp in the area.
The 10 most brutal places in the world
China carries out more executions than any other country, a new report has estimated.
Suicide car bomb kills 52 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide car bomber has struck Yemen's Defence Ministry, killing 18 soldiers and paving the way for a carload of gunmen wearing army uniforms to storm the heavily guarded compound in the capital of Sanaa, military and hospital officials said.
Hunt for expert bomb maker
In a land where allegiances are easily bought and sold, the price put by the Yemeni Government on the head of Ibrahim al-Asiri last week tells its own story.
Kiwis in Yemen spied on
John Key has continued to justify changes to the GCSB law, saying he has signed warrants to observe people from New Zealand who were currently in Yemen.
PM claims Kiwis trained by al-Qaeda
John Key has justified the changes to the country's spying laws by saying some people in New Zealand have been trained by al-Qaeda.
Escaping Syria's civil war
Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.