CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation's first prime minister, has died. He was 84. Somare was Papua New ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's first prime minister, Michael Somare, has died aged 84, his daughter said on Friday. Known as the "father of the nation", Somare led the Pacific archipelago to ...

Papua New Guinea’s first Prime Minister Michael Somare has died aged 84, his daughter announced on Friday. Known as the “father of the nation”, Somare led the Pacific archipelago to independence from ...

Shots were reportedly fired as former Colonel Yaura Sasa led a group of soldiers in an overnight mutiny, taking control of two key barracks in the capital Port Moresby and putting the head of the ...

Sir Michael, 76, returned to parliament today after a five-month absence to head off a rumoured attempt by prime minister Peter O'Neill's government to end the veteran politician's 43-year political ...

Thousands have gathered to bid farewell to Papua New Guinea's "Father of the Nation" Sir Michael Somare at a state funeral. A developing COVID-19 crisis prompted calls for the funeral to be cancelled ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. STEPHEN LONG: Papua New Guinea's veteran leader Michael Somare has resigned as prime minister due to ...

Sir Michael, 76, said today he would hand over the party leadership to NA deputy and former treasurer Patrick Pruaitch. "The time has come for me to serve my people at the provincial level," Sir ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation's first prime minister, has died. He was 84. Somare was Papua New ...

CANBERRA, AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia — Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the new nation’s first prime minister, died Friday. He was 84. Somare was the South ...