Papua New Guinea
Call for for end to vigilante witch-hunts in PNG
Papua New Guinea's police commissioner is calling for vigilante witch-hunts for those suspected of practising sorcery to end.
Manus Island refugees given two days to move
Refugees occupying the decommissioned detention centre on Manus Island have been given two days to leave by the Papua New Guinea government, or face forcible eviction. Video
PNG PM threatens Manus Island intervention
The Papua New Guinea prime minister has cautioned refugees he says are leading the occupation of the Manus Island detention centre.
Funeral for slain PNG policemen
A funeral has been held in Port Moresby for two Papua New Guinea policemen killed two months ago in an ambush near Mendi in Southern Highlands.
24 Manus refugees quit centre say PNG police
Papua New Guinea police say refugees are voluntarily leaving the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea for alternate facilities in the island's main town.
PNG police reservist dies in Port Moresby violence
A Papua New Guinea police reservist was killed and a number of houses burnt down in a violent incident in Port Moresby at the weekend.
Former PNG cop who probed PM appointed to provincial role
A former senior police officer who investigated Papua New Guinea's prime minister over alleged fraud has been appointed a provincial administrator.
Manus Island refugee escapes to Canada
As the humanitarian crisis on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island deepens, one of the refugees detained there by Australia has been rescued by Canada. Video
Sport: Samoa ring changes for crunch World Cup clash
Toa Samoa have rung the changes for Saturday's decisive Rugby League World Cup clash against Scotland.
Quake in northern Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.6 quake hit Papua New Guinea this morning.
PNG court dismisses Highland Highways compo claim
A three-man Papua New Guinea Supreme Court bench has dismissed a compensation claim by landowners in Chimbu seeking money over work on the Highlands Highway.
'There is no justice' - Manus Island refugees
Refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island say they are not surprised by the PNG Supreme Court's decision not to order the restoration of vital services to the detention centre. Video
PFF calls for investigation into PNG journalist's autopsy
A post mortem of Papua New Guinea journalist Rosalyn Albaniel Evara has been called into question by the region's media freedom forum.
'We could take 250' - Ghahraman discusses Manus
The lawyer for refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea will file an appeal after the Supreme Court rejected an application to restore power and water to the Manus Island detention centre. The… Audio
Manus detainees will die on island rather than move
Manus Island refugees say they are determined to stay on the island's detention centre - even if it means dying there. Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court yesterday rejected an application to restore… Audio
Manus refugees not surprised at Supreme Court loss
Refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island say they are not surprised the PNG supreme court refused to order the restoration of vital services to the detention centre. About 600 refugees are… Audio
West Papuan refugees in PNG urged to register
West Papuan refugees in Papua New Guinea are being urged by the country's authorities to register for citizenship.
Ardern refuses to side step Australia over Manus detainees
The New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to side-step Australia and negotiate directly with Papua New Guinea over taking desperate Manus Island detainees. Audio
PNG journalist's cause of death inconclusive
A post mortem examination has not been able to determine the cause of death of Papua New Guinea journalist Rosalyn Albaniel Evara.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 November 2017
Manassah Sogavare has been ousted as prime minister of Solomon Islands in a vote of no-confidence; a group of Pacific women in New Zealand affected by breast cancer want people to know that early… Audio
