CAIRO (AP) — A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians ...

Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of approximately 1.9 million. Guinea-Bissau borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south, and its ...

The United Nations has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day, commemorating a holiday that sees millions around the world eating, dancing and furiously spring-cleaning the house from top-to-toe.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Papua New Guinea lawmaker and sidelined Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina arrives at the Downing Centre ...

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On Thursday 13 March 2025, for the first time in 50 years of independence a female member of Parliament, Honourable Francesca Semoso of North Bougainville, presided over the sitting as Assistant ...

Papua New Guinea's government has finally passed the legislation required to establish a new upstream oil and gas regulator to replace the existing regulator which has for years been the subject ...

LONDON, Mar 17 2025 (IPS) - Local communities are finally witnessing progress in their mission for justice, 36 years after the Panguna copper mine in Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Region of ...

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about. By The New York Times Critic’s Pick Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star as ...

Papua New Guinea's Parliament has passed a constitutional amendment formally recognising the nation as a Christian country. The decision, made on Tuesday (March 12), saw an overwhelming majority of 80 ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure.

Watch for a new “Hunger Games” prequel; a quirky romance from Emily Henry; novels by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ocean Vuong; and more. By Wilson Wong March More than a decade has passed ...