Papua New Guinea

Authorities will need to overcome major challenges to set up an NRL team in the ’murder capital' of the Pacific.

The deal will cost Australia $100 million to support Nauru’s struggling budget, and an extra $40 million for policing and security.

Democratic nations have upped the diplomatic offensive in recent years in response to Beijing’s overt efforts to build influence.

Travellers to Papua New Guinea are being advised to be especially cautious as tensions in the island nation mount.

The Pacific Island of Bougainville continues its push for independence.

The Pontiff is in Singapore, the last stop on what has been generally acknowledged as a successful 12-day, 20,000 mile tour of the Asia-Pacific region.

The Pontiff, 87, will visit several Asian countries over 12 days.

James Marape wants the Pacific to tackle climate change head-on, taking direct measures rather than forcing people to leave their homelands.

Papua New Guinean rebels have stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in a remote mountain region.

The UN is calling on authorities to investigate the perpetrators.

Despite a defection of a large number of government MPs to the Opposition, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister survives four botched no confidence motions.

An estimated 2,000 people remain buried under tonnes of rubble, with continuing instability hampering recovery efforts.

After initial estimates put the toll at 500, the PNG government now says it fears as many as 2,000 people have been buried, and has asked for help.

Six villages have been devastated by a massive slip in a remote area of Papua New Guinea. Aid agencies and first responders are on their way to assist.

There is no tsunami warning at this stage.

The broadband satellite provider still isn’t welcome in some countries, but is slowly gaining widespread acceptance.

The pilot and two Digicel contractors landed at a telecommunications site where they were taken at gunpoint during a scheduled stop near Mt Sisa.

Chinese-born Mei Lin is alleged to be at the center of a transnational crime syndicate.