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More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say
"At this point, people I think are realizing that the chances are very slim, that anyone can basically be taken out alive."
Over 670 killed in massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety
The International Organization for Migration increased its estimate of the death toll from a landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and relatives gave up...
Papua New Guinea PM says nation ‘does not deserve’ to be called 'cannibals' after Biden says uncle eaten in WWII
Joe’s eating his words — again! Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape blasted President Biden Sunday, saying his nation did not “deserve” to be called “cannibals” after the commander...
White House scolds 'we should not make jokes' about Biden claim cannibals ate uncle
Jean-Pierre made the scolding comment during a back-and-forth with Fox News reporter Peter Doocy during her regular briefing — while New Guinea residents expressed a mix of outrage and amusement...
Biden suggests uncle eaten by 'cannibals' in New Guinea — but military says his WWII plane lost at sea
"He got shot down in New Guinea and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part...
California men sent 'wholesale' meth, cocaine disguised as noodles, car parts to Australia, New Zealand: feds
Federal prosecutors estimate that from 2017 until 2022, the men operated a complex drug trafficking ring to move cocaine and meth.
Alien-hunting physicist on mission to prove meteorite that hit Earth is extraterrestrial probe
Avi Loeb, a prominent Harvard physicist, has planned an ambitious expedition to Papua New Guinea to search for the remnants of a meteorite that he thinks could be an alien...
Professor, hostages released by Papua New Guinea
An Australian-based archaeologist and two Papua New Guinea nationals have been released from captivity after being taken hostage by an armed group in a remote part of Papua New Guinea...
Harvard professor to scour ocean floor for crashed ‘alien technology’
Astrophysicist Avi Loeb believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed to Australia’s north a decade ago — and he’s planning an expedition to retrieve the object from the floor of...
30 dead after massacre on Papua New Guinea’s ‘island of love’ after tribal warfare
Thirty people are reported to have been killed on Kiriwina Island in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay Province.
7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, at least 4 dead
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people and injuring others.
Solomon Islands asks navies not to send ships pending review
"We have requested our partners to give us time to review and put in place our new processes before sending further requests for military vessels to enter the country."
‘Interstellar object’ blazed over Pacific in 2014: secret docs
The United States Space Command revealed what was the strange object flying over the southwestern Pacific in Papua New Guinea in 2014.
Men lost at sea 29 days say it 'was a nice break' from reality
Despite losing themselves at sea for nearly a month, two men from the Solomon Islands have returned with a remarkably positive outlook.
Papua New Guinea says it was a 'terrible mistake' to buy $5.6M in cars to impress world leaders
Papua New Guinea — one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia — dropped a mind-boggling $5.6 million on a fleet of luxury cars to impress regional leaders during a...
Beauty pageant winner stripped of crown over TikTok twerk video
Miss Papua New Guinea was stripped of her crown for posting a twerking video and critics are calling the decision misogynist.
Plane so stuffed with cocaine it crashed during take-off
A small plane stuffed with $80 million in cocaine crashed en-route to Australia — possibly because it was laden with drugs to fly, police said. The drugs were allegedly found...
Papua New Guinea bans visitors from Asia amid coronavirus outbreak
Papua New Guinea is turning away all visitors from Asia in a drastic measure to prevent the coronavirus from entering the Pacific nation, according to a report. The nation's Immigration...
Stunning portraits spotlight world's most endangered indigenous tribes
British photographer Jimmy Nelson, 52, has spent his professional life traveling the globe and visiting tribes who have shunned modern civilization.