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#ANONGBALITA Cannibalism? PNG head dismisses Biden’s ‘loose’ talk

Papua New Guinea’s leader has dismissed Joe Biden’s unlikely suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals there as “loose” talk that does not...

Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked Papua...

UN urges Papua New Guinea to tackle tribal bloodshed

Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations on Tuesday urged Papua New Guinea to take immediate steps to address the root causes of tribal violence and...

64 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Sixty-four bloodied bodies have been found in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said Monday, as officers reported ongoing...

Pope to visit Papua New Guinea in August

Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea in August, the country's foreign minister announced Thursday. Justin Tkatchenko said the government had received an "official note...

US gains access to PNG bases

Opens door to new military footprint in Pacific The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a...

Papua New Guinea, US ink security pact with eye on China movements

PORT MORESBY—Papua New Guinea signed a defense pact with the United States on Monday, giving US forces access to its airfields and ports as...

Modi aims to boost Delhi’s Indo-Pacific role

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Papua New Guinea and Australia on Sunday as New Delhi seeks to counter mounting Chinese influence in...

Biden to meet 18 Pacific heads in PNG

US President Joe Biden will meet 18 leaders from across the South Pacific when he visits Papua New Guinea in May, the country’s foreign...

Biden to make landmark visit to Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby – Joe Biden is set to become the first sitting US president in at least a century to visit Papua New Guinea,...

7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday, toppling a few homes but with no immediate...

Hostages freed in PNG after week-long abduction

A New Zealander and two other hostages have been freed in Papua New Guinea, the country’s prime minister said Sunday, after they were held...

Papua New Guinea police vow ‘any means necessary’ to end hostage crisis

Papua New Guinea police pledged Tuesday to use "any means necessary", including "lethal force", to free an Australian academic archaeologist and three others kidnapped...

PNG quay cranes

South Pacific International Container Terminal, a unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc. at the Port of Lae, is now capable of handling larger...
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