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Pregnant women, children among dead in Papua New Guinea tribal massacre
CANBERRA, Australia — More than 20 people including pregnant women and children have been killed in recent tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, media reported on Wednesday. The death toll...
This country is dealing with a dangerous penis enlargement epidemic
The rise in botched penis enlargement procedures in Papua New Guinea has become so concerning that it has prompted doctors to warn of a "nationwide problem." Men in the southwestern...
Amelia Earhart 'wreck site' possibly discovered in Papua New Guinea
Researchers say that a site in Papua New Guinea may contain the long-lost remains of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Wreckage off the coast off Buka Island, Papua New Guinea, may offer...
Papua New Guinea quake death toll at 55 as aftershock hits
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea last week has left at least 55 people dead and authorities fear the toll could exceed 100, as...
Adventurer who disappeared into jungle insists he was never lost
The famed explorer who went missing while searching for an isolated tribe in Papua New Guinea insists he wasn’t lost -- and didn’t need rescuing. Benedict Allen, 57, was reported...
Girl survives five days of torture for suspected witchcraft
A six-year-old girl in Papua New Guinea accused of witchcraft and slowly tortured over five days by a mob narrowly escaped death last week following a rescue mounted by members...
Explorer who vanished searching for headhunters is found
A famed explorer who went missing while attempting to film a documentary about a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea has been spotted near an airstrip, his agent told the...
Explorer disappears during expedition to find lost tribe in jungle
An intrepid British explorer who went on an expedition to find a reclusive tribe in Papua New Guinea has disappeared, his worried family said this week. Benedict Allen, 57, was...
Refugee offered $20K to return home and face 'ethnic cleansing'
Australia is reportedly offering money to detainees who agree to return to their home countries as it rushes to shut down the Manus Island detention center. Yahya Tabani, 32, is...
Women tortured after being accused of witchcraft
Warning: The following video contains extremely disturbing images https://youtu.be/Cjv0ytCIqLA A shocking video has surfaced online showing four naked women in Papua New Guinea being burned and tortured for "remov[ing] and...
Cannibalism might hold cure for Alzheimer's
Perhaps Hannibal Lecter was just trying to ward off dementia. A tribe in Papua New Guinea has developed a gene that's resistant to degenerative brain diseases – after years of...
Hunt on for men who axed woman to death over 'witchcraft'
BANGKOK - Police in Papua New Guinea vowed to find the men who axed to death a woman accused of using witchcraft to spark a measles outbreak in the country's...
6 ways to learn how to surf
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Volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts prompting evacuations
CANBERRA, Australia — Several communities were evacuated and some international flights were diverted Friday after a volcanic eruption on Papua New Guinea. Authorities in the South Pacific nation had evacuated...