A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. UTC (5:31 a.m. ET) in the city ...

An Australian cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea. The incident took place at 5:25 a.m. local time off the coast of Finschhafen on Dec. 27, according to the Papua New Guinea National Maritime ...

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, about 26 miles northeast of the town of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands province. The quake hit at ...

Cairns-based cruise ship the Coral Adventurer has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with more than 80 passengers aboard. The vessel's operator says all passengers and crew are safe. It ran ...

Coral Adventurer, being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died, ran aground with 124 people on board on Saturday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An ...

“It was early 2012 and I was doing a series of dives in submersibles all over the world. My expedition fellow Andrew Wight said, ‘Have you ever been to Papua New Guinea? There's [the New Britain ...

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Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 percent of the vote, according to a government-controlled agency that he set up. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, ...

The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts. By Sharon Otterman It began more than a century ...

Shift to operational phase raises risk of poverty and unrest Guinean authorities plan infrastructure projects to absorb displaced workers Big layoffs in mining are common once construction completed, ...