The defense secretary explained a new defense agreement with the island nation. As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea's top leaders on Thursday, to build on a new defense ...

A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Friday's landslide and has formally asked for ...

Thousands of villagers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) may be evacuated over fears that a second landslide could take place following Friday’s deadly disaster in the Enga province. Serhan Aktoprak, chief of ...

An American bomber from World War II that sat hidden in Papua New Guinea’s jungle for decades will soon go on display at a museum in Port Moresby, the island nation’s capital, according to the ...

A clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea led to deaths of at least 49 tribesmen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Tim Swanston explains why tribal warfare has gotten more deadly recently. In ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major defense treaty, which Beijing claims unfairly targets China.

The government and Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea have joined their people to welcome the nation’s first saint Peter To ...

For decades, Chinese migrants flocked to the resource-rich island to earn quick money and move on. Now, as China’s presence ...

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