ISIS
Distinctive Mosul mosque destroyed by IS - reports
Islamic State has blown up the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraqi forces say.
Russia may have killed IS leader, their military says
The Russian military may have killed the leader of Islamic State with an air strike on Raqqa in late May, and is checking the information, it has reported.
Qatar row: Trump calls for 'unity' in Gulf
A White House official says the president called for "unity in the region to fight extremism".
NZ to attend counter-IS coalition meeting
Foreign Minister Murray McCully will attend a meeting in Washington DC next week with the nations working together to defeat Islamic State.
Iraqi security forces continue push into Mosul
ISIS is putting up a fierce resistance with suicide car bombs, drones and explosives facing off against U.S. helicopter gunships and the Iraqi army's heavy guns. Freelance journalist Fazel Hawramy… Audio
Dozens killed in Pakistan shrine attack
A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 72 people, police say.
US 'got it wrong' says Saddam's interrogator
John Nixon was the CIA's lead interrogator of Saddam Hussein after his capture in 2003. He tells Kathryn Ryan that while he was a ruthless dictator - it might have been better if he'd stayed in power… Audio
Bomber who studied in NZ 'was just a normal person'
The former classmates of a Saudi Arabia bomber who studied in New Zealand were shocked to learn he planned an attack on the Medina mosque.
Baghdad suicide bomb kills 35
At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
Assad will not stop: Syria researcher
Kathryn Ryan talks to Barak Barfi - a research fellow at the New America Foundation where he specializes in Arab and Islamic affairs. Audio
Erin Joyce
Erin Joyce is a World Vision child protection and conflict specialist who has just returned from Zelikan Camp near Mosul in northern Iraq. She has seen the effects two years of ISIS occupation has had… Audio
MI5 agent lifts lid on life as a spook
Tom Marcus grew up on the streets of north England. He joined the army at sixteen and after five years serving undercover in one of the most secret units in the British Army, he was recruited from the… Audio
The battle for Mosul
Iraq analyst and advisor to the US military led coalition Micheal Knights discusses the battle for Mosul & post ISIS plans once the fighting ends. Mosul, was declared as the de facto Iraqi capital of… Audio
Gerard van Bohemen: the United Nations and the Security Council
Kim Hill talks to Gerard van Bohemen, New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. New Zealand is currently a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Audio
German authorities detain trio suspected to have IS links
German authorities have detained three Syrians on suspicion of working with Islamic State. The men were arrested after early morning raids on German refugee camps. Audio
Shadi Hamid on Islam exceptionalism
Kathryn Ryan speaks to political scientist and author Shadi Hamid about his new book "Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World" which explores why religion and… Audio
Planning for a post Islamic State Iraq
The days of Islamic State controlling large swaths of territory and major cities in Iraq and Syria appear to be numbered with an assault one of its last strongholds, the Iraqi city of Mosul, expected… Audio
Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen
Germany's interior minister proposes a partial ban of the burqa, the mood among Germans towards nearly 1.1 million new refugees, & Angela Merkel faces a regional election. Audio
Andrea Hoffman: The Girl Who Beat Isis
Nine to Noon speaks with Andrea Hoffman on her book The Girl Who Beat Isis, based on a series of interviews with a young Yazidi woman she met in an Iraqi refugee camp. Andrea is calling her 'Farida… Audio
Inside an ISIS arms factory
Marcus Wilson is the managing director of Conflict Armaments Research. The research group has been inside an ISIS arms factory in Fallujah and found evidence of coordinated manufacturing and a… Audio