Papua New Guinea 'in trouble'
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Papua New Guinea is heading towards economic and social collapse and could be overrun by criminals, a report warns.
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Fiji's deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase is facing arrest if he returns to the capital Suva following last week's military coup, the armed forces was reported saying.
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East Timor's soft laws are making it difficult to quell unrest in the country, its Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said on Tuesday in an interview broadcast on Portuguese radio.
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PREMIER Peter Beattie has appealed for calm on Palm Island, amid fears that hidden weapons and a large supply of alcohol could fuel more riots.
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Officials are concerned about the possible spread of serious ailments such as cholera, typhoid and malaria and also issued warnings about the bird flu virus.
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Guinea's worried neighbours ended talks with its President Lansana Conte in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the west African nation that threatens regional stability.
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Prolonged deadlock over the future of Serbia's Kosovo province could create instability in the region, put U.N. achievements at risk and threaten U.N. staff, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report.
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By Linda Lange, lange@knews.com  An opportunity to circumnavigate New Guinea proved irresistible. I really didnt intend on going. My year was already planned, says Dr. Peter Stimpson of Loudon.
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Pressure at a simmering Indonesian volcano on Java island escalated Friday, a geologist warned, as armed police forced some defiant villagers to evacuate ahead of a potential eruption.
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CONAKRY -- President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea yesterday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed. Amid the rioting and clashes with security forces, the West African country's major trade unions called for Conte to step ...
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A series of aftershocks in Indonesiaâs remote Papua province today hampered rescue efforts, the day after a major earthquake killed at least 13 people and injured 65.
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RUGBY in the Pacific Islands has been dealt a huge blow after they were left out of a major shake-up in the southern hemisphereâs premier tournaments yesterday.
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Tony Blair and Berti Ahern's plans to revive power-sharing in Northern Ireland appeared to be in trouble as nationalists raised concerns about the proposal.
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China's rapid military expansion risked causing greater instability in the region, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday.
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Australia's foreign minister has expressed concern over the breakout from an East Timor prison of a rebel militia leader and more than 50 others and announced he would travel to Dili at the weekend.
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Fears are growing for a Co Tyrone man who is thought to have been on the Thai island of Phi Phi when the tsunami struck.
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Tensions rose in Fiji on Monday as nervous Fijians waited to see whether the country's military commander would act on a threat to remove the embattled government in the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.