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- Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy
On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, ...
June 10, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Brutal witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to economic jealousy
On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night.
June 10, 2013 - Fox News - 'A lot of hatred': Deadly witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy
CANBERRA, Australia -- On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, set the building on fire and took the women away to be tortured. Their alleged crime: Witchcraft.After being repeatedly slashed with knives, Rumbali's older sister and two ...
June 10, 2013 - MSNBC
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- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Sydney Morning Herald
But even as he sought to heal the rift, Dr Yudhoyono said from the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.: "Indonesia will not tolerate any elements in any country, including Australia, which clearly give support to separatist movements in Papua." - Jeffrey Sachs in Sydney Morning Herald
Australia needs to ramp up its development assistance,says Sachs. "If Australia does this, it can really play a very major role in its own neighbourhood - in countries like Papua New Guinea and poorer parts of South Asia : If we drop those... - Kevin Rudd in NEWS.com.au
It's my sad duty to inform the House that we have some very bad news from Papua New Guinea,Mr Rudd told Parliament. "At a little before 1pm Australia's High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea advised the Foreign Minister that he had been...