Papua New Guinea PM Peter O’Neill tries to stall own resignation (BBC)

Papua New Guinea’s embattled prime minister appears to be attempting to stall his own resignation, days after he announced he was stepping down.

Peter O’Neill told reporters on Sunday he was going to hand power over in the interest of “political stability”.

The decision followed a series of high-level defections to the opposition.

But Mr O’Neill has yet to formally hand in his resignation, and launched a bid to block a no-confidence vote in his government with the Supreme Court. Read more