Islamic State

The Prime Minister has used his speech at Waitangi to justify support of the international fight against Islamic State. Audio

Dr. Lina Khatib is the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University's Center on… Audio

New Zealand is currently considering whether to send troops to help train the Iraqi army. Audio

The father of the Jordanian pilot burned to death by Islamic State wants the terrorists deeply punished for killing his son and he says the hanging of two Iraqi terrorists is not enough. Audio

The day after the British foreign secretary urged New Zealand to help the fight against Islamic State, talks are taking place between the two countries' defence chiefs. Audio

The Jordanian government is promising what it calls an earth-shaking response to avenge the murder of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State extremists and is about to start executing IS… Audio

In Jordan there's been a swift response to the grisly killing of one of its fighter pilots who was shown being burnt alive by Islamic State in a graphic video. Audio

There's shock and horror in Jordan, and around the world to the killing of captured Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh by Islamic state. Audio

There's been a horrifying end to the capture of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh. Audio

The British Foreign Secretary is urging New Zealand to commit troops to help train the Iraqi army to fight Islamic State. Philip Hammond met the Prime Minister, John Key, and Foreign Minister, Murray… Audio

It's when, not if, for New Zealand troop deployment against Isis, and the employment and wage data is out soon. Audio

Jordan says it will do all it can to secure the release of a pilot captured by Islamic State, following the beheading of Japanese journalist, Kenji Goto. Audio

Japan has reacted with anger and defiance to a video appearing to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic State militant. Audio

That deadline had been set by the Islamic State militants threatening to kill a Jordanian pilot unless the woman prisoner was handed over by sunset. Audio

Japan is analysing a voice recording to verify if it is from a journalist threatened with death by Islamic State militants. Audio

Jordan says it is willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in a 2005 suicide bomb attack if a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State is released. Audio

Jordan says it is willing to free an Iraqi female jihadist from prison if the Islamic State group releases a Jordanian pilot unharmed. Audio

Japan's Prime Minister has says he's working with Jordan to secure the release of two hostages held by Islamic State. Audio

Kurdish militia have pushed Islamic State group out of the Syrian border town of Kobane, dealing the jihadists an important blow. Audio

Japan is demanding the immediate release of the remaining Japanese hostage taken by Islamic State in Syria. Audio