New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 months | Conflict News
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health.New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels…
Tribal violence over Papua New Guinea mines kills at least 20: UN | Mining News
As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence.Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use “lethal…
Pope calls for greater care of indigenous populations in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visits Street Ministry and Callan Services in the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday. Photo by Alessandro Di…
Pope Francis plans 11-day trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
Pope Francis greets journalists as he boards a flight to Edmonton International Airport on July 24, 2022. File photo by Vincenzo Pinto/EPA-EFE Sept. 1 (UPI)…
Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua kill New Zealand pilot in second plane attack | Conflict News
Glen Malcolm Conning was shot dead after he landed his helicopter in a remote village, 19 months after another pilot was taken captive.Separatist fighters in…
Gang killed 26 villagers in northern Papua New Guinea: Police | News
Tribal violence escalating with influx of mercenaries and automatic weapons into the strained island nation.A gang killed at least 26 men, women and children in…
Barrick and Zijin Contribute $1 Million to Support Papua New Guinea Landslide Victims
Article contentPORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) and JV partner Zijin Mining Group announced today that…
T20 World Cup results: West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by five wickets
Of the two T20 World Cup co-hosts, any chance of a home nation succeeding at this World Cup is almost certain to come from the…
UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide | Environment News
The UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies. Papua New Guinea has ruled out finding more survivors…
Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade | Climate Crisis News
Hopes are fading that an estimated 2,000 people buried by a landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province will be found alive, a United Nations…
Officials: More than 2,000 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide
People walk with their belongings in the area where a landslide hit the village of Kaokalam, Enga province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday. On Monday,…
‘A miracle’: Couple survives Papua New Guinea landslide that ‘buried 2,000’ | Weather News
Two found alive as overnight rains raise fears tonnes of rubble covering the area could become dangerously unstable. A couple has been found alive three…
Video reveals scale of Papua New Guinea landslide with hundreds feared dead | Earthquakes
NewsFeedDrone video reveals the extent of the damage caused by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, which killed more than 670 people according to a…
UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide | Climate News
Authorities are trying to establish evacuation centres on safer ground on either side of the massive swath of debris. The International Organization for Migration has…
Rescuers search rubble after over 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide | Environment News
Landslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone. Rescue teams have arrived at the site of…
Video shows aftermath of deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea | Environment
NewsFeedDozens of people are feared dead after a “massive” landslide swept through a village in northern Papua New Guinea early Friday morning, burying families and…
Cecelia is determined to empower women through fitness in Papua New Guinea
After losing her mother to liver cancer in 2019, Cecelia Kanawi knew that to break the cycle and avoid succumbing to lifestyle diseases, she had…
Petronela Nokenoke is leading the way for female boxers in Papua New Guinea
Petronela Nokenoke is now one of the best female boxers in Papua New Guinea, having won gold at last year's Pacific Games, but it hasn't…
Papua New Guinea leader offended by Biden cannibals comment
MELBOURNE — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused President Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle had been…
Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead | Floods News
Mountain and coastal provinces have been flooded, with one coastal village considering relocating due to rising sea levels. At least 23 people have been killed…