The true horror of Islamic State's mass killings may never fully be known.

Emirates says the double-decker A380 has added to the success of its Auckland to Dubai service.

CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany posed a question to Steven Goldstein, the Anne Frank Centre's executive director. Callum Borchers was watching.

Chinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi's largest oil concession.

More than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.

President Donald Trump directly called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curtail Jewish home building in the West Bank.

Russian media denied that chemical attacks had taken place, depicting rescue workers as jihadist militants and doctors as propagandist purveyors of "fake news".

Aeroflot is the most powerful airline brand in the world, underpinned by its dominance in its home market, refreshed fleet and new approach to marketing.

Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept nuclear-capable Russian bombers over the North Atlantic.

Trade minister Todd McClay is encouraging Air NZ and Qatar to patch up differences over a cancelled commercial deal.

COMMENT: Our political elites occupy the headlines, but let's our make hospitality great again, let's be radical in our hospitality toward one another.

Qatar Airways has a reputation for lavish parties to launch new routes and says its gala dinner in Auckland will be no exception.

Qatar Airways' marathon flight from Doha to Auckland has touched down and the airline says it is committed to the route.

Qatar Airways' longest flight in the world has landed 15 minutes early at Auckland Airport after leaving Doha just over 16 hours ago.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

Nearly one in two Americans support Donald Trump's block on some immigrants

The Prince of Wales has warned the world is in danger of "forgetting the lessons of the past" in a speech about the Holocaust.

US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

Nobody should be surprised on Donald Trump's actions in the first weeks of his presidency.

There are plenty of good reasons to add Abu Dhabi to your list writes Stephanie Holmes.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

Politics sure makes for strange bedfellows. Donald Trump has slammed Chelsea Manning as an "ungrateful traitor" for criticising Barack Obama.

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

Auckland barrister and Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman is hoping to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand.

The gunman suspected of killing 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught .

The world's richest country per capita is back in the deal-making business.

Qatar Airways is putting the finishing touches on its launch party to celebrate its new service to Auckland.

Qatar Airways is using the plane with the biggest range for the longest flight from Doha to Auckland.

She tried to escape many times but was hauled back, sold, attacked and raped. Now she tells her story.