Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take part in looting and arson amid protests over a pay cut for police that officials blamed on an administrative glitch, ...

Prime Minister James Marape has declared a state of emergency in Papua New Guinea amid an outbreak of rioting and looting, as depicted here in the country's capital, Port Moresby, on Jan. 10, 2024.

SYDNEY, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Soldiers and police patrolled the quiet streets of Port Moresby on Friday as people joined long lines for fuel a day after Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency in ...