Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville President Dead
June 7, 2008 1447 GMT
Joseph Kabui, president of Bougainville -- an autonomous island region of Papua New Guinea --... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Australian PM Visiting
March 6, 2008 0858 GMT
Visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met March 6 with Papua New Guinean (PNG) Prime... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Australian PM To Visit
January 14, 2008 1214 GMT
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd plans to make a five-day visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG)... [more]
Japan: Tsunami Warning, Watch In Effect
November 15, 2006 1908 GMT
The magnitude for the Nov. 15 earthquake off of the Kuril Islands has been raised to 8.1, and a... [more]
Australia: Pacific Nations Condemn Solomon Raid
October 24, 2006 0202 GMT
The leaders of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu issued a joint statement Oct.... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Australia Accused
October 24, 2006 0157 GMT
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare accused Australia on Oct. 23 of treating... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Earthquake Reported
October 17, 2006 0859 GMT
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off of Papua New Guinea at 9:25 a.m. local time Oct. 17,... [more]
Australia: Diplomatic Flap
October 16, 2006 1410 GMT
Canberra has cut off ministerial ties with Papua New Guinea, in a growing diplomatic flap that... [more]
Australia: Papua New Guinea Gas Project Flops?
August 17, 2006 0537 GMT
A planned natural gas project between Papua New Guinea and Australia is in jeopardy due to "the... [more]
Indonesia: Protest Filed In Death
August 10, 2006 1907 GMT
The Indonesian government said Aug. 10 that it would file a protest over the Aug. 8 death of a... [more]
Papua New Guinea: State of Emergency
August 1, 2006 2038 GMT
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare declared a state of emergency in the Southern... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Shell Seismic Testing
June 19, 2006 2040 GMT
Royal Dutch/Shell will begin funding seismic testing offshore of Papua New Guinea, the company... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Second Quake, Damage Minimal
May 28, 2006 2306 GMT
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on May 28. The quake occurred in a sparsely... [more]
Japan: Summit, Aid For Pacific Islands
May 26, 2006 2040 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met with several leaders from the 14-member Pacific... [more]
Indonesia, Australia: Papuan Issue Remains
May 17, 2006 2017 GMT
Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials insisted May 17 that Australia reject the possibility of... [more]
Indonesia: Australia's Decision 'Unfriendly'
March 23, 2006 2125 GMT
The Indonesian government is drafting a response to Australia's decision to grant temporary visas... [more]
Indonesia: Military Asked To Guard Mines
February 25, 2006 0401 GMT
The Indonesian government Feb. 24 asked the military to help guard PT Freeport Indonesia's mines... [more]
Papua New Guinea: Delay For Assembly
October 12, 2005 1947 GMT
The Papua New Guinean government on Oct. 12 postponed the establishment of the Papuan People's... [more]
Australia: Police To Papua New Guinea
December 11, 2003 1446 GMT
Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed on a plan to deploy 230 Australian police in PNG as... [more]
Australian Police To Visit Papua New Guinea
September 23, 2003 1958 GMT
Papua New Guinea invited Australian officials to help deal with widespread lawlessness and... [more]