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. The ...

The friendship blossomed over the next few weeks, with the MI6 officer gaining more compromising intelligence - intelligence which could always be turned over to Sunshine’s Russian paymaster if ...

She could not have been a more unlikely candidate, but a middle-aged literary translator was the first female MI6 spy, according to new research. Agnes Blake put her life in danger by spying on ...

The first female MI6 spy was a middle-aged literary translator who put her life in danger to spy on German officers before the First World War, a new book has revealed. Agnes Blake was known as ...

Just before Pope Francis’ recent visit to Papua New Guinea, roadside stalls selling betel nut, a mild local intoxicant, were shut down. While this isn’t good for the many small stall holders ...

A British soldier who allegedly escaped from jail after being accused of passing secrets to Iran ‘wanted to be a double agent’ for MI6, a court heard yesterday. daniel khalife, 23 ...

A former British soldier accused of escaping from prison made contact with Iranian security forces before contacting MI6 to say he wanted to work as a 'double agent', his trial has heard.

Papua New Guinea are reportedly set to become the NRL’s 19th franchise, with an in-principle agreement being brokered between the ARLC and the federal government. That is according to The Daily ...

SYDNEY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's (ABX.TO), opens new tab Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and ...

The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx report on how difficult it is for the impoverished Pacific ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea authorities and the International Monetary Fund team have reached a staff-level agreement for access of about $265 million to improve resilience to ...