Papua New Guinea

Murder charges filed after woman burned alive in Papua New Guinea

2013-02-18 12:56:00

Two people face murder charges in Papua New Guinea after a woman was burned alive, a gruesome killing that drew global attention to sorcery slayings in the Pacific nation. A mob of attackers killed Kepari Leniata earlier this month after she was accused...

Scores feared dead off Java as Australia laments rush of boats

2012-08-30 10:34:02

Nauru pushes higher fees for asylum seekers sent by Australia

2012-10-26 12:13:37

Australian leader backs plan to deal with asylum seekers

2012-08-13 14:14:06

Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea; 150 missing

2012-02-02 04:37:50

200 species new to science are found in Papua New Guinea

2010-10-07 16:34:04

Volunteer Builds on His Habitat for Humanity Work

2005-07-04 00:00:00

These are supposed to be the golden years, when the days poke along at a leisurely pace and the toughest task involves putting bait on a fishing hook. So why, at age 64, is Elden Sandy working so hard? It's partly because he has worked hard all his life...

Programs: Slide show on Papua New Guinea

2009-01-18 00:00:00

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Slide show Mort Loveman will present "Papua New Guinea: Space Age to Stone Age." When, where: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. Admission, info: Free. (310) 550-4761. CAMPING...

Foreign tourist boards

2009-02-08 00:00:00

For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...

D. Carleton Gajdusek dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner identified exotic disease, was unrepentant pedophile

2008-12-18 00:00:00

Dr. D. Carleton Gajdusek, the brilliant yet deeply flawed pediatrician, virologist and anthropologist who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in medicine for his identification and description of kuru, the exotic disease of a remote tribe in New Guinea that was...

Foreign government tourist offices

2006-01-22 00:00:00

Foreign government tour offices

2005-01-23 00:00:00

For tourist information on select foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the country's U.N. mission or delegation. Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist...

PNG, as the locals call it, has a reputation as a wild and dangerous place (after all, someone was burned here recently for being a witch). On the other hand, it's one of the best adventure travel destinations on the planet.

2013-02-13 14:53:17

Bystanders watch as a woman accused of witchcraft is burned alive in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea.

2013-02-06 00:00:00

A man in traditional Papua dress prepares to greet Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in Sir John Guise Stadium after a cultural performance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Royal couple are in Papua New Guniea on the first leg of a Diamond Jubilee Tour taking in

2012-11-05 00:00:00