Sydney: A strong earthquake has struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude- 7.0 quake struck on Tuesday at a depth of 200 kilometers (124 miles), about 140 kilometers (88 miles) north of the city of Lae. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue...
01:53 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Port Moresby: A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake has rattled Papua New Guinea. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage from the Thursday morning earthquake. Chris McKee, the assistant director of the Geophysical Observatory in Port Moresby, says the earthquake was centered deep enough that it could be felt widely but hopefully didn't do too much damage. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 8:15 am...
07:33 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Melbourne: More than 120 people are feared dead after a ship with over 350 on board sank off Papua New Guinea's north coast, even as ships and helicopters are continuing to search for missing people, officials said Friday. About 350 Papua New Guineans were on board the Rabaul Queen when it went down in the Solomon Sea about last morning, according to local media reports in Melbourne. The ship was...
12:20 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Melbourne: Several people are feared dead after a ferry carrying as many as 350 passengers on board sank off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Thursday. "There has been a boat go down in Papua New Guinea with, as we understand it, 350 people on board," Gillard said. "This is obviously a major tragedy... There is likely to be a very high...
10:57 AM, Feb 02, 2012
Johannesburg: Indicating that all is not well as far as allegations of impropriety related to IPL bonuses paid to its chief executive, Gerald Majola, are concerned, Cricket South Africa on Friday condemned its president, Mtutuzeli Nyoka's conduct. The board condemned the behaviour of Nyoka who made serious allegations against CSA before leaving the board meeting on Thursday, shortly after its start. He refused to take any questions from board members...
08:31 PM, Feb 27, 2008
Mumbai: India have a razor-thin edge over co-hosts Sri Lanka and South Africa as predicted favourites for the coveted World Cup crown while defending champions Australia came fourth in the indicator. India have a 22 per cent chance to emerge as champions, followed by South Africa and Sri Lanka with a 21 per cent chance while four-time winners Australia, despite their recent return to form, only managed to round off...
09:30 AM, Dec 16, 2007
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