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Strong quake shakes Papua New Guinea: USGS

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but ...

US academic speaks out about gang-rape ordeal in PNG

The attack comes barely a week after an Australian was killed and his friend sexually assaulted by a...

US academic gang-raped by armed mob in PNG

A US academic has been gang-raped by an armed mob in Papua New Guinea, barely a week after an Austra...

6.7-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey re...

UN urges Papua New Guinea to fight sorcery

Papua New Guinea must tackle the scourge of sorcery-related murder, the United Nations said, after a...

Two women suspected of sorcery beheaded in PNG

Two elderly women were beheaded in Papua New Guinea after being tortured for three days, a report sa...

Two charged in Papua New Guinea `witch` killing

Papua New Guinea police charged two people today with the grisly killing of a woman who was burned a...

Alleged witch burned alive in Papua New Guinea

The brutal slaying of 20-year-old mother of one Kepari Leniata has been condemned by Papua New Guine...

29 charged for practicing cannibalism in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea authorities have arrested 29 people, who were accused of being part of a cannibal c...

"Bumblebee" gecko discovered in Papua New Guinea: USGS

A new species of gecko with black and gold bands like a bumblebee and slender toes termed a "strikin...

Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Papua New Guinea, no tsunami

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geologi...

5.8 quake hits Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is regularly hit by earthquakes due to its proximity to the so-called "Pacific Rin...

Rescuers find bodies from PNG ferry disaster

Planes, ships have been mobilised to search for survivors from the MV Rabaul Queen, which sank in ro...

Over 120 feared killed in PNG ship tragedy

More than 120 people are feared dead after a ship with over 350 on board sank off Papua New Guinea...

Papua New Guinea ferry sinks; over 100 feared killed

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the ferry, with about 350 people on board, went down ...

`Papua New Guinea mutineers hand in their guns`

The mutiny follows a prolonged power struggle between Michael Somare and Prime Minister Peter O`Neil...

Papua New Guinea mutiny leader charged

Yaura Sasa led a small group of soldiers in a mutiny in which the military`s top commander was brief...

Papua New Guinea mutineers demand pardon

A retired colonel seized Papua New Guinea`s military headquarters in an attempt to force out the Pri...

Papua New Guinea PM rejects mutineers` demand

The Papua New Guinea PM declared he was fully in charge and implied Colonel Yuara Sasa had been arre...

Mutiny leader demands new Papua New Guinea govt

Papua New Guinea`s former defence attaché to Indonesia, Colonel Safa, has declared himself defence c...

Major 7.1 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

The quake, initially rated at 7.3, hit at a depth of 115 kilometres (71 miles) southwest of the coa...

Ethnic rioting in Papua New Guinea leaves 6 dead

Dominic Evere, a government officer, said on Tuesday that the rioting was sparked by the alleged rap...

Papua New Guinea: 28 die, 4 survive in plane crash

Two pilots, one Australian and one from New Zealand, were among those who survived the crash.

Plane carrying 32 crashes in Papua New Guinea

A plane carrying 32 people crashed in the wilds of Papua New Guinea with an unknown number of casual...

Papua New Guinea has new leader: Reports

Papua New Guinea selected a new prime minister on Tuesday, ending weeks of uncertainty after veter...

Papua New Guinea rattled by 6.8 quake

Papua New Guinea sits on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity.

Tsunami alert after 6.5 quake off Papua New Guinea

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea Sunday seismologists s...

Papua New Guinea PM suspended for two weeks

Michael Somare has been found guilty of 13 charges of official misconduct.

Papua New Guinea man eats son

Police said locals saw the man allegedly eating his own child.

Quake hits Papua New Guinea: Geologists

A quake of at least 6.0 magnitude struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey and Austr...

Papua New Guinea: Boy gang raped by 10 women

A 17-year-old boy was gang raped by 10 women in Papua New Guinea.

New bugs, frogs found in Papua New Guinea

Among the finds: 24 frog species, spiders and around 100 insects including ants and dragonflies.

Strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Sunday.

WWII battleground remains found

The location of the largest World War II battlefield has been found in Papua New Guinea.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea

The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nati...

Strong 6.2 quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea today but caused no tsuna...

New species of giant rat found

An expedition team has found a new species of giant rat in an extinct volcano in the jungle of Papua...

Wreckage of plane found in Papua New Guinea

The wreckage of a chartered plane that crashed while carrying 13 to a tourist region of New Guinea w...

Plane carrying 13 missing in Papua New Guinea

A charter plane carrying 13 people — including nine Australians — to a popular tourist site in Papua...

Strong quake strikes off Papua New Guinea: USGS

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Papua New Guinea`s island of Bougainville.

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