"Underpants' thief" terrorising plane passengers in Papua New Guinea!October 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Plane passengers in Papua New Guinea are reportedly being terrorised by a thief, who keeps nicking their knickers. The victims, who are women travelling with the national carrier Air Niugini, suspect one or many baggage handlers of stealing their undergarments.our women have said their best undergarments were stolen from luggage when travelling on domestic flights leaving the capital Port Moresby, and one, who was on a brief stay in PNG, said her bag's lock was broken and the only item missing were g-strings and lace hipster briefs.
6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's PapuaOctober 4th, 2009 JAKARTA - An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the easternmost Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismological agency said. The quake struck at 12.36 p.m.
Magnitude 8.3 quake strikes off American SamoaSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON - An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa Tuesday triggering a three-metre tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii confirmed. The earthquake's epicentre was located about 204 km southwest of the remote Pacific island and it struck at a depth of 85 km.
Wreckage of missing plane found in Papua New GuineaAugust 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - The wreckage of a light plane with 13 people on board that went missing in Papua New Guinea has been found, officials said Wednesday. The Twin Otter went missing Tuesday after leaving Port Moresby on a three-hour flight to Kokoda.
Nine Australians on plane missing in Papua New GuineaAugust 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - At least nine Australians have been declared missing after the aircraft in which they were traveling disappeared in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. The plane was scheduled to arrive at the small village of Efogi at 9.55 a.m.
Indonesian plane with 17 people aboard remains missingAugust 3rd, 2009 JAKARTA - Indonesian search and rescue workers have failed to locate an aircraft with 15 people and two babies on board that disappeared shortly after takeoff in the eastern province of Papua, officials said Monday. Several rescue planes were dispatched to search for the Twin Otter plane belonging to the state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines that went missing Sunday in Papua, Indonesia's easternmost province.
Plane carrying 16 people missing in IndonesiaAugust 2nd, 2009 JAKARTA - A small plane with 16 people on board went missing in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua Sunday, the state-run Antara news agency reported. The Twin Otter plane, belonging to the state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airline, was flying from Sentani airport in the provincial capital of Jayapura, to Bintang district's Oksibit airport, Antara said.
Guinea pigs set two new Guinness world records!August 1st, 2009 LONDON - An elite team of guinea pigs has entered the Guinness Book of World Records by setting two new records. Two-year-old Flash has won the world record for the fastest run by a guinea pig by conquering the 10metre red carpet track in 8.81 seconds.
Major quake hits off Papua New GuineaJuly 25th, 2009 CANBERRA - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rattled Bougainville island of Papua New Guinea Saturday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualty, seismologists said. The quake, which struck at 11:42 a.m.
Batman, Moron, Brest, Old Crow, Mafia enlisted as world's
strangest airport namesJune 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Batman, Moron, Brest, Old Crow, Mafia, and Asbestos Hill are some of the names that have been included in a list of the world's funniest, rudest and weirdest airport names. Australian airports Useless Loop, Broken Hill, Woodie Woodie, Wagga Wagga, and Wee Waa have also been enlisted.
Indonesia orders Red Cross out of Papua province after visits to suspected rebels in jailApril 23rd, 2009 Indonesia shuts Red Cross office in Papua provinceJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's government ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to shut its office in Papua province after staff members visited suspected rebels in jail, officials said Thursday. Four staff members were pulled from the regional capital, Jayapura, in mid-March, ICRC Indonesia delegation head Vincent Nicod said, adding that talks were being held to find a resolution.
Top Asian News at 9:30 a.m. GMTApril 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 9:30 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.
Top Asian News at 9:00 a.m. GMTApril 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 9:00 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.
Top Asian News at 8:30 a.m. GMTApril 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 8:30 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.
Top Asian News at 8:00 a.m. GMTApril 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 8:00 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.
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