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, ...

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 ...

Geraldine “Geri” Marie Brummond, age 93 of New Hampton died Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Holy Family ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Guinea’s President, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya ...

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 ...

A Senegalese delegation arrived in Bissau on Sunday, 21 December, to call for the release of political opponents detained following Guinea-Bissau’s coup on 26 November. The military had overthrown ...

Powerful Earthquake Jolts Papua New Guinea A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106 km ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck the Papua New Guinea region on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake hit at a depth of 106 km (66 miles), ...

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 ...

Using camera traps, ornithologists have photographed a previously unknown species of jewel-babbler in the forested karst of the Southern Fold Mountains in Papua New Guinea. The newly-identified ...