LifestyleCan this 500kg woman be saved?The world's heaviest woman hasn't left her home for more than two decades. But she will travel 4,345 kilometres to Mumbai for potentially life-saving surgery.12 Dec 01:15 AM
WorldOrgan trade bust: Doctors arrestedEgypt's health ministry has uncovered an illicit human organ trade in which migrants are selling body parts to reach Europe.07 Dec 12:04 AM
WorldLion mauls trainer during live showShocking footage has emerged showing the moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt, leaving him with fatal injuries.01 Dec 09:03 PM
New ZealandNZ seeks urgent vote on Syrian ceasefireNew Zealand is leading a bid to get UN Security Council members to agree to resumption of a ceasefire in Syria.01 Dec 12:21 AM
Travel7000-year-old lost city found in EgyptAn ancient Egyptian city and graveyard has been uncovered by archaeologists.23 Nov 10:36 PM
New ZealandSecond world award for West Coast authorWest Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.08 Nov 02:03 AM
OpinionThose 'secret' pyramid roomsCOMMENT: It came as no surprise to pyramid buffs that scans picked up previously unknown "passages" or "rooms" in the Great Pyramid of Giza.27 Oct 11:21 PM
TravelRare photos of ancient tombsJournalist Jakub Kyncl was granted a rare chance to photograph the historic tombs.28 Sep 08:52 PM
WorldLeopard kills 9-year-old girlA leopard has reportedly killed a nine-year-old girl in Egypt after escaping from a wildlife farm in a village south of Cairo.27 Sep 05:31 PM
WorldWhat's hiding in King Tut's tomb?Queen Nefertiti's whereabouts is the greatest mystery in archaeology. Have the ancient Egyptians duped us all along?04 Sep 02:34 AM
TravelAirline suspends flights to EgyptBritish Airways has suspended flights to Sharm el-Sheikh "indefinitely" amid continued security concerns after a Russian jet was bombed out of the sky over Egypt.22 Jun 04:43 AM
WorldEgyptAir: Plane wreckage foundEgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board.15 Jun 08:17 PM
TravelTravel in the aftermath of tragedyWhat impact will the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 have on visitor numbers to Egypt?30 May 01:20 AM
TravelEgyptAir crash 'unlikely to affect tourism'Egypt's tourism minister said last week's EgyptAir plane crash is unlikely to affect government plans to attract millions of visitors next year.22 May 10:03 PM
WorldEgyptAir crash: Pilot radioed about fireMystery about EgyptAir MS804 deepened today with news that the captain did radio air traffic controllers before the crash.22 May 07:18 PM
World'We will bring this plane down'The EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea was emblazoned with the words "we will bring this plane down" two years ago.22 May 06:19 PM
WorldHow can a plane just disappear?The EgyptAir flight disappearance could be the result of a bomb, according to a prominent counter-terrorism researcher.19 May 07:20 AM
TravelEgypt keen to lure back touristsEgypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces21 Apr 02:36 AM
EditorialEditorial: Islamic peace mission must condemn hateThe moderation and maturity of Muslims in New Zealand was evident once again in their response to the Egyptian initiative.06 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldHijack passenger sleeps through ordealFrozen chickens, opera singers and sleeping passengers - those on board the hijacked EgpytAir flight tell their stories.31 Mar 02:10 AM
WorldEgypt hijacker 'fraudster who escaped jail'The man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane is a jailed fraudster whose passport was blacklisted after he escaped prison in 2011, it is claimed.30 Mar 11:21 PM
WorldHollow anniversary of Egypt protestsOf all the freedoms Egyptians thought they had won with the Tahrir Square Revolution, the one they thought irreversible was the right to demonstrate.24 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldHotel staff questioned over plane crashInvestigators of the Russian plane crash are pursuing the theory that a bomb could have been placed inside a passenger's luggage by hotel staff.09 Nov 10:30 PM
WorldTens of thousands stranded in EgyptPresident Vladimir Putin has suspended all Russian flights to Egypt and asked for up to 50,000 holiday-makers in Egypt to be brought home.07 Nov 08:36 PM
TravelEgypt: In the lap of LuxorFor those with a sense of adventure, visiting Egypt now has big advantages, discovers Courtney Bonnell.05 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldState the facts or stay quietIf there were a rule book setting out how to handle a disaster that has claimed hundreds of innocent lives, Egypt and Russia on Saturday contrived to ignore every page.01 Nov 10:21 PM
WorldAirlines avoiding Sinai after Egypt crashThree major airlines announced yesterday that they would no longer fly over the Sinai Peninsula after a Russian passenger plane crashed in the area.01 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldMorsi: Backlash threatenedEgyptian Islamists have warned that the world should brace itself for a backlash after the country's first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi was given a death sentence.17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPM: NZ can't 'do nothing' in Isis fightNZ doesn't have a 'realistic option of doing nothing' in the fight against Isis, PM John Key says ahead of Cabinet's decision on whether to send troops to Iraq.22 Feb 08:55 PM
WorldMajor football matches suspended in EgyptEgypt has ordered a probe into a stampede and clashes at a Cairo stadium that left 19 dead, as pressure mounts on authorities over the country's latest outbreak of violence.09 Feb 05:14 PM
WorldFreed journalist keen to get back to workJust days after being freed from an Egyptian prison, Australian journalist Peter Greste says he'd like to return to work as a foreign correspondent.05 Feb 05:43 PM
World'I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to be here'An Al-Jazeera reporter who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison returned home to Australia, where he was greeted by friends and relieved family members04 Feb 04:48 PM
