What We Know About the Papua New Guinea Landslide
Nearly five days after a landslide devastated a remote section of Papua New Guinea, officials in the Pacific Island nation have begun evacuating residents, because the area remains unsafe.
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Over 2,000 buried alive in massive landslide, Papua New Guinea tells UN
More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found.
Death Toll in Papua New Guinea Landslide Estimated to Be at Least 670
At least 670 people are assumed to have died after a landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to a local United Nations official. The landslide hit a rural region of the island nation early Friday, but search-and-rescue efforts have been hampered by difficulty in reaching the disaster site and by the hazard that the shifting ground continues to pose.
Landslide Buries Village in Papua New Guinea, Killing at Least 3
A massive landslide devastated a remote village in Papua New Guinea early Friday, killing at least three people and leaving many more missing, as at least 100 homes were damaged and water, power and a major highway were cut off, United Nations officials said.
Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead: ‘the mountain just collapsed’
A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s highlands Friday, with many homes buried and scores of villagers feared dead.
Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest and Indigenous frustration with France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was on a flight to New Caledonia Wednesday to seek a political solution to the unrest that has rocked the French archipelago in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) from metropolitan France, with violence still simmering while he is in the air.
Vietnam rocked by political upheaval: 5 things to know
TOKYO -- Vietnam's national assembly on Wednesday elected 66-year-old Public Security Minister To Lam as the country's president, the second-highest post in the Communist Party.
France blames Azerbaijan for New Caledonia violence: Unpacking their spat
Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories, while has France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.