Men Lost For Two Months in the Pacific Ocean are Found Alive

A group of men from Papua New Guinea who have been lost at sea for over two months in the Pacific Ocean have been found alive except for two who died shortly after. A helicopter from a US fishing vessel spotted the boat off the coast of Nauru; there were seven rescued but two...

Banana Sex Cult in Papua New Guinea Hunted by Police

Police are hunting the leader of the Banana Sex Cult in Papua New Guinea. The sex cult leader promised villagers that their banana harvest would increase 10 fold every time they engage in public sex. The man and his...

Fanged Frogs Discovered in Papua New Guinea, Yes Frogs With Fangs

A new species of Fanged Frog, yes that is frogs that have fangs, has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, along with a Grunting Fish called the Henamo grunter that grunts from its bladder, and probably the biggest rat even seen in the world.  All three were found in a...

Giant Rat Found In Volcano

A BBC film crew has discovered a giant rat living in a volcano in Papua New Guinea. The rat measured 82 cm (32.3 inches) from nose to tail and weighs 1.5 kg. The BBC team was filming Lost Land of the Volcano when they stumbled upon the rat. The rat shows no fear of humans,...

Venezuela’s Currencies Promote Cooperation Not Competition

The global economic crisis has spread around the world and is bringing many problems in its wake.  As global currency markets gyrate wildly, and people find they can go from having wealth to being poor...

Witch Burning Epidemic in Papua New Guinea

In most parts of the world witch burning is something from the history book, but in Papua New Guinea and other parts of the South Pacific it is becoming an epidemic. In nations like Papua New Guinea where AIDS is...

APEC ministers meet in Lima

While Peru struggles to control violence that started just few days ago, it also prepares to hold the Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima over the weekend. "Twelve issues are to be...

Sharp rise in HIV in Australia

Exotic tropical locations, Plentiful avialability of alcohol and strong aussie dollars make Australian heady and they often have unprotected sex in the numerous brothels. With these reasons sex workers find Sydney as the best place. But the consequences are catastrophic and...

RI among 41 countries applying for inclusion in UNESCO's heritage list

Indonesia's properties which are inscribed on the World Heritage list are Borobudur Temple, Prmabanan Temple, Sangiran Early Man Site, Komodo National Park, Lorentz National Park, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of...

Church Workers needed abroad says Soriano

Members Church of God International (MCGI) Presiding Minister Eli Soriano called on members equipped with proficiency in the English language and other foreign languages to join a workers group who will take part...

India's a bad place to be a mum

On the occasion of mother's day a report has slammed India's position and attitude on the condition of mothers. India ranks absymally low in the survey."India certainly isn’t the best place to be a mother. According to a global survey that looked at where mothers fare best...

RI President to have bilateral meetings with seven APEC leaders

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the United States, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Papua New Guinea, China, and South Korea on the sidelines of the APEC forum...

Town in shock over murder of war veteran

He was last seen on Friday. Police searched the adjacent parkland for a possible murder weapon and other clues but by last night had found nothing.

Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea - Independent Online

" Singapore - A strong earthquake was recorded off Papua New Guinea at 1.25am on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake, whose epicentre was under the sea...

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