Islamic State

Turkey has said that it is now allowing Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross into Syria to help Syrian Kurds in their battle for Kobane against Islamic State militants. Audio

Students say uni fees as high as they can go, Tertiary Education Minister on university fee rises, Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight, Police continue search in Auckland after mother and… Audio

The Prime Minister faces a tough task getting cross-party support for possible military action to help in the fight against Islamic State insurgents. Audio

The ISIS crisis and tightening of anti-terrorism laws; PR people review their reputation and a mysterious new media name. Audio

Hawkes Bay's Jakob have a lot of peaks and troughs - both in their sound, and their career as a band. Their first new album in eight years, Sines, arrives this week, and it's been a journey fraught… Audio

The progress made in recent days by Islamic State in eastern Iraq could be stalled, at least for now. Audio

The government's being told there's no place for a New Zealand military contribution in the fight against Islamic State militants, as John Key still won't reveal the role this country might play. Audio

Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

The Government remains coy on this country's role in the fight against ISIS, despite Defence Chief Tim Keating taking part in yesterday's so-called war summit in the United States. Audio

A meeting is under way in Washington DC of military leaders from 22 countries - including New Zealand - to thrash out a strategy to counter the advance of Islamic state militants. Anthony Cordesman is… Audio

The United States President, Barack Obama, is chairing a meeting of military commanders in Washington DC this morning, in order to find a way to halt the advance of the Islamic State. Audio

New Zealand will have a presence at a meeting this morning of military commanders in Washington DC which is is looking at ways to halt the advance of the Islamic State. Audio

A website that shows all the beheadings of westerners by Islamic State has been found to have links to New Zealand. Audio

An Auckland mail forwarding company unwittingly linked to a suspected Islamic State website says it is still waiting to be contacted by the police and the account is still open. Audio

Turkey's changing its approach in a bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. It's discussing the possibility of allowing more moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil - a move welcomed… Audio

Over the weekend ISIS fighters have been inching ever closer to Haditha, a key town on the Syrian border with Turkey. Audio

Australia has joined the fight against Islamic State in Iraq, and is discussing new anti-terror provisions that will make it easier to prosecute suspected jihadists. Anti-Islamic incidents have also… Audio

Author and economist and expert on terrorism funding, Loretta Napoleoni details the rise of the Islamic State, and how its modernity and pragmatism has allowed it to redraw the map of the Middle East.

Kurdish protesters across Turkey have vented their fury at the government's lack of military support for defenders of the Syrian border town of Kobane being attacked by Islamic State militants. Audio

Turkey's president says the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani is "about to fall" as Islamic State fighters press home a three-week assault that has cost a reported 400 lives and forced thousands to flee… Audio