Papua

UN raises Papua New Guinea landslide death toll estimate to 670

PORT MORESBY, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - More than 670 people are believed to have died after a massive landslide…

Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead

PORT MORESBY, May 24, 2024 (AFP) - A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, with…

Magnitude 6.0 jolts Papua New Guinea, no immediate damage reported

  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea early Thursday, about 65 kilometres southeast of the town of Kimbe,…

53 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence

PORT MORESBY, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - Fifty-three people have been killed in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's highlands,…

Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes north of Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological…

Riot in Indonesia’s Papua leaves 10 dead

Indonesia has deployed security forces to a town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed…

Series of quakes in Indonesia’s Papua jolt coastal region

  TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a coastal region of Papua in eastern Indonesia Saturday morning…

At least 19 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua

  SORONG, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 19 people were killed in a clash at a nightclub in the town…

At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua

SORONG, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in…

Strong 6.0 quake hits Indonesia’s Papua

  A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.…

Papua unrest death toll hits 26: Indonesian police

WAMENA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 26 people have been killed in fresh unrest in Indonesia's restive Papua region, authorities…

Indonesia starts restoring internet access in unrest-hit Papua

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has started restoring internet access in restive Papua, which has been gripped by two…

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