WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP)—A powerful earthquake rattled coastal town-ships in Papua New Guinea late Tuesday and authorities say there have been no initial re-ports of major damage or injuries. The magnitude 7.5 quake struck in the ocean about 45 kilometers (28 miles) northeast...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP)—Disgruntled police and prison guards stormed Papua New Guinea’s Parliament on Tuesday in a pay dispute that stemmed from an international summit hosted by the South Pacific island nation over the weekend, a lawmaker said. Images posted by...

Researchers from Cooperative Extension & Outreach at the University of Guam recently participated in a Pacific-wide discussion on a new type of coconut rhinoceros beetle that is killing coconut and oil palms in Guam, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and other islands of the...

You might have missed the news this past June, July, then August (yes, just this last Friday) of this year. Each month marked a new case of polio in Papua New Guinea. Polio: The greatest epidemic in history ever to strike North America. Tens of thousands of adults but mostly...