Papua New Guinea

Strong Earthquake Hits Off Papua New Guinea

Reuters | Posted 04.17.2012

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March 21 (Reuters) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. ...

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Obama: Do the Right Thing for West Papua

Eben Kirksey | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia Violence, Obama West Papua, Violence Papua New Guinea, Treason Indonesia, Indonesia Obama, World News
Eben Kirksey

Clearly tales of Indonesia's ongoing war in West Papua troubled Barack Obama as a young man. Now, as an adult, he is in a position to support the "weak" power of non-violent resistance with a few carefully chosen words.

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PHOTOS: Exploring Lost Worlds

Black Tomato | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Papua New Guinea, Bespoke Travel, Black Tomato, Borneo, Mayan Temple, Lost Worlds, Slidepollajax, Costa Rica, Travel News
Black Tomato

Recalling the vivid and exotic images Doyle painted of South America has got us thinking about the places in today's world that still hark back to an age of strange, unexplored lands.

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Questions Remain After Landslide Disaster

Reuters | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: New Guinea Quarry, Video, Natural Disasters, Papua New Guinea Landslide, Exxon Quarry, Exxon Mobil, Environment, Landslides, Papua New Guinea, Reuters, Green News

* Landslide swept over quarry used for Exxon gas project * Independent expert had raised safety concerns * Call for thor...

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The Last Of The Cave People

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Papua New Guinea Photos, Nancy Sullivan, National Geographic, Papua New Guinea Caves, Exposure, Papua New Guinea Meakambut, Papua New Guinea Nomadic Tribes, Papua New Guinea, World News

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Ferry Tragedy Survivor Pulled From Water

AP | Posted 02.03.2012

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- More than 110 people were missing Friday after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, and rescuers feared m...

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200 Plucked From Sea After Ferry Sinks Off Papua New Guinea Coast

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Video, Australia, Star Ships, Julia Gillard, Papua New Guinea Ferry, Papua New Guinea Ferry Tragedy, Mv Rabaul Queen, Papua New Guinea, World News

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Rescuers battling big waves and strong winds have pulled nearly 250 people from the sea off Papua New Guinea's ...

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Soldiers Demand New Government In Papua New Guinea

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Michael Somare, Peter O'Neill, Francis Agwi, Mutiny, Yaura Sasa, Papua New Guinea Defense Force, Belden Namah, Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea, Video, World News

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A day after a retired colonel seized Papua New Guinea's military headquarters in an attempt to force out the pr...

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Up To 40 Missing After Landslide Sweeps Papua New Guinea

Reuters | Posted 03.25.2012

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CANBERRA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A landslide swept through two villages in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, covering much of the settlements...

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WATCH: The World's Tiniest Vertebrate Discovered

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Video, Smallest Vertebrate, Species Discovery, Paedophryne Frog, Smallest Frog, Tiniest Frog, Paedophryne Amauensis Frog, Lsu, Paedophryne Amauensis, Animals, Louisiana State University, New Species, Tiniest Vertebrate, Papua New Guinea, Green News

The discovery of a new frog species in New Guinea is pretty big, but the frogs aren't. The newly found frog species, Paedophryne amauensis, is the ...

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PHOTOS: A Search For Sharks Off Papua New Guinea

Tony Wu | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Photography, Underwater Photography, Port Moresby, Scuba, Slideadbigshot, Shark Finning, Pacific Ocean, Png, Sharks, Papua New Guinea, Scuba Diving, Travel Photography, Tony Wu, Travel News
Tony Wu

Humans may be rare here, but marine life abounds. Many of the reefs are rich and dense with life beyond description.

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Top Viral Videos You Must Watch Before 2011 Ends

Lee Brenner | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Patalpani Falls, Genoa, Australia, Casey Heynes, Reason, Ross Capicchioni, Matt Damon, Year-End Recaps, Jersey Shore Gone Wilde, Warriors of Goja, Papua New Guinea, Recommended, Viral Videos, Tsunami, Archie, It Gets Better, Riverdale, Soccer, Wtf Japan, Detroit, Videos, Bo-Taoshi, Hypervocal, Sampdoria, Video, Entertainment News
Lee Brenner

So as your favorite websites post their Top 10s and Best 10s and Worst 10s of 2011, we thought we'd just post 10 videos we enjoyed this year -- some you will have definitely seen, some you may not have. They're not the best or worst. They're just cool.

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Strong Earthquake Rattles Papua New Guinea

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

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SYDNEY -- A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. There are no immediate reports of damage or inj...

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For Papuans, Obama Visit to ASEAN Summit Brings Home Heavy Price of Indonesia's Economic Development Plans

Amanda Elbogen | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Southeast Asia, Women's Rights, Papua New Guinea Women, Human Rights, Indonesia, Yale, Asean, Papua New Guinea, World News
Amanda Elbogen

As Indonesia's value to the U.S. economy increases, will the United States turn a blind eye to the harm Indonesia's development strategy will do to Papuans and the environment?

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Japanese Midget Submarine Found In Papua New Guinea Harbor

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 12.28.2011

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CANBERRA, Australia — A Japanese World War II submarine wreck was found partially buried in the seabed of a Papua New Guinea harbor during a sea...

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Mike Sacks

9th Circuit Widens Court Split Over Suing Corporations

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Alien Tort Statute, Rio Tinto, Alien Tort Claims Act, Corporate Liability, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Papua New Guinea, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circu...

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Plane Carrying 32 People Crashes In The Wilds Of Papua New Guinea

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A plane crashed in stormy weather in Papua New Guinea's remote forests, killing 28 people and leaving only four...

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Thirty Pigs for a Bride: Modern Day Slavery in Papua New Guinea

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Marriage, Women's Rights, Women, Labor, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Culture, Papua New Guinea, Domestic Abuse, Papua New Guinea Women's Rights, Papua New Guinea Women, Women News
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

It all comes down to land, pigs and women -- in that order.

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Traveler Shot by Bow and Arrow Carrying Tribesmen

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.04.2011

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Papua New Guinea Tribesman Attacks Couple With Arrows

AP | By NICK PERRY | Posted 09.04.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A young couple who took a dip in a river in a remote part of Papua New Guinea are recovering from a harrowing attack by a t...

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Quadruple Amputee To Swim Shark-Infested Seas

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Sports, Swimming, Philippe-Croizon, English Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, Bering Strait, Anatomical Wonders, Electrocution, Pacific Ocean, Weird Sports, Quadruple-Amputee, Papua New Guinea, Sharks, Weird News News

Quadruple amputee Phillipe Croizon has announced that he'll brave some of the world's most treacherous waters next year as he swims between five conti...

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Sun Come Up: The Carteret Islands' Environmental Refugees

Jennifer Redfearn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sun Come Up, Rising Sea Level, Bangladesh, Displacement, Environmental Refugees, Climate Change, Carteret Islands, Oscars 2011, Papua New Guinea, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Jennifer Redfearn

At the Academy Awards, the fate of approximately 2,500 Carteret Islanders alighted upon public consciousness when my film was announced as a nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject.

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Secretary Clinton and the Information War

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Jazeera, Hillary Clinton, China, Information War, Public Diplomacy, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Lugar, Papua New Guinea, U.S. State Department, World News
Philip Seib

Unlike the United States, China has designed an approach to public diplomacy that is well-funded, imaginative, and fully integrated within its overall foreign policy.

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Green Films Going for the Gold

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Josh Fox, The Warriors of Quigong, Waste Land, Fracking, Environmentalism and Art, Academy Awards, Vik Muniz, Jennifer Redfearn, Geefwee Boedoe, Environmentalism and Film, Environmentalism, Ruby Yang, China, Film, Brazil, Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea, Gasland, Lucy Walker, Let's Pollute, Environment, Hydrofracking, Oscars, Hydraulic Fracturing, Sun Come Up, Green News
Bill Chameides

While the popularity and relevance of the Academy Award ceremony have waxed and waned over the years, movies have remained a good bellwether of America's interests.

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Gold's Costly Dividend

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold, Human Rights, Papua New Guinea, World News
Human Rights Watch

The Porgera Joint Venture by Chris Albin-Lackey, senior business and human rights researcher at Human Rights Watch Private security personnel employe...

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