Death toll rises to 31 in PNG quake as relief effort hampered
The death toll from the strongest earthquake to strike Papua New Guinea’s rugged interior in almost a century has climbed to 31 and would probably...
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Papua New Guinea officials say deadly quake flattens villages
Whole villages were flattened and water sources spoiled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 20 people, residents said on Wednesday as rescuers struggled...
Major quake cuts communications in Papua New Guinea
At least one company began evacuating non-essential personnel after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea’s energy-rich interior on Monday, causing landslides, damaging...
People evacuated from Papua New Guinea island after volcano explodes
By Alison Bevege About 1,500 people are being evacuated from an island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a nearby...
Police order protesting asylum seekers out of Australian-run camp
Papua New Guinea police sealed off an officially shuttered Australian-run detention camp on Thursday and ordered asylum seekers occupying it to leave as they confiscated...
‘Missing’ British filmmaker sighted in Papua New Guinea
A British explorer reported missing while searching for a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea has been spotted next to an airstrip and is awaiting...
Tensions rise as Australia dismantles detention centre (Update)
Australian private security on Tuesday vacated an asylum seeker detention centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ahead of its planned closure, detainees said, leaving about...
Australians rally for refugees in stand against far-right sentiment
Thousands of Australians took part on Saturday in rallies to welcome refugees and make a stand against rising far-right sentiment against foreigners. More than 20,000...
Australia-bound refugees ‘driven to suicide on Nauru’
Australia on Tuesday rejected a claim by rights group Amnesty International that conditions on a tiny South Pacific island where about 400 Australian-bound asylum seekers...
Powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude strikes off Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude struck off the coast of New Britain island in Papua New Guinea on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS)...
