Kurdish refugee Sarkawt Abdullazada's family fled Saddam Hussein's regime in 1998.

The movie Wonder Woman raises ethical questions about the views of its Israeli star

Reports from Syrian state run TV claim the leader has been killed in an air strike.

Bin Laden's son to "take the reins of authority" as mouthpiece for al Qaeda.

Most Palestinians have never known anything but the Israeli occupation.

Iranian President said stability cannot be achieved in Middle East without Tehran's help.

Many places are remarkable but the politics rule out total relaxation.

How bin Laden's family escaped US capture and ended up in an Iranian prison.

The ups and downs of ski touring on the border of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran.

The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

COMMENT: New Foreign Minister made a rookie error in his first week, writes Audrey Young.

The Prime Minister says New Zealand does not regret sponsoring the UN resolution.

New wife would have to be willing to join him in Isis capital.

Food crises are erupting across Africa and there is no money to fight it.

Samantha Bee's live event certainly was no White House correspondents' dinner.

An arms supply hub operated by Hezbollah in Damascus was apparently hit in the attack.

Shocking new details of Syria's torture and murder of its citizens have emerged.

NZ also looking at beefing up security on flights from Muslim-majority countries

Amid a worldwide shortage of pilots Emirates is hoping to attract more Kiwis.

What do you know about Asia's third-smallest country?

United States invented tale of gas attack to justify air strike, claims Assad.

A man has escaped death after throwing a cigarette down a hole causing an explosion.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is meeting with Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State.

There is still beauty close to the horrors of the Syrian conflict.

Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been taken out of a zoo in war-torn Iraq.

One year after the botched child recovery in Lebanon. Sally Faulkner speaks out.

Graphic shows which countries are siding with Russia or the US, after Syrian airstrikes.

An Australian tourist witnessed a stolen truck mowing down people in central Stockholm.

The Kremlin has criticised Trump for fighting the legitimate Syrian government.

Russia condems US strike on Syrian air base as an "aggression against a sovereign state".