Diplomats in Cairo are doing all they can to help New Zealanders leave Egypt, Prime Minister John Key said today, while families here are fearing for their loved ones who remain in the crisis-torn country.

Kiwis with relatives in crisis-torn Egypt say they are worried about what might happen next. More than 100 people have been killed and thousands injured in anti-government riots as protesters demand that President Mubarak resigns.

Former All Black Frank Bunce, who has been caught up in unrest in Egypt, says angry protesters attacked his film crew - but apologies flowed soon afterwards.

A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said.

The Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is returning to normal this week after a spate of horrific shark attacks.

Shocked holidaymakers are shunning the beaches at a luxury Egyptian resort plagued by a series of deadly shark attacks.

A slick Egypt side gave Socceroos coach Holger Osieck plenty to think about before January's Asian Cup.

Luxor exists because of one reason: the Nile, the great river of Africa.

London insurers have radical plans to reduce seaborne hijackings.

Standing on snakes and having trees fall on him are all in a day's work for the archaeologist who's been called Auckland's Indiana Jones.

Jo Merchant meets the team that's finally revealing Howard Carter's secrets to the world.

For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets.

A dream assignment helps photographer Chris Sisarich fulfill a life-long ambition.