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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The Executive Board completed the Fifth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangements for Papua New Guinea, providing the country with immediate access ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A landslide early Friday morning killed at least 21 people in Papua New Guinea 's highlands, Australian media reported. The landslide around 2 a.m. flattened houses as ...

In the mist-shrouded mountains of New Guinea, a Czech researcher has achieved a world-first — capturing photos, video, and data of the elusive Subalpine Woolly Rat, Mallomys istapantap. Once known ...

When Fan Haoyu boarded a flight to Papua New Guinea in the summer of 2021, even the airline staff seemed confused. “Where is that country? People still go there?” one asked the passenger ahead of him.

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints on Sunday before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, including the first saints from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea and a former Satanist who ...

Pope Leo XIV give his blessing at the conclusion of his Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Pope Leo XIV ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like sea creature on a coral reef in Papua New Guinea and discovered an “iridescent” new species, a study said. Screengrab from Allways Dive Expeditions’ YouTube video Off ...