Australian prosecutors have dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney.

The country's Internal Revenue Commission has called the move unwarranted and a threat to the independence and integrity of Papua New Guinea's tax office.

(Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image VIA AP ... against prosecution at the time. Papua New Guinea is Australia’s nearest neighbor and was an Australian colony until independence in 1975.

Papua New Guinea is Australia’s nearest neighbor and was an Australian colony until independence in 1975.

In a heartfelt tribute King Charles will honour a WWII and charity hero whose legacy soars beyond the skies, marking a ...

The unrecognised state of the Republic of the North Solomons - which existed for only around six months - was declared shortly before the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975.

Human rights advocates and the U.N. say their eviction raises concerns about violations of national law, police misconduct ...

Along with Buka, the island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands, but is politically separate and is technically part of Papua New Guinea. The fight for independence has been going since ...

The British monarch, 76, is set to conduct even more royal duties later this week before traveling to Italy with his wife, Queen Camilla.