MELBOURNE, Australia -- 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 ...

Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global ...

FILE - Performers in traditional dresses stand outside of Parliament Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 16, 2018. At least 26 people has been reported killed by a gang of men in three ...

Pope Francis has arrived in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania. He is the second pope to visit the poor, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. Skip to content Open sections menu Sections.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final celebration before heading to Papua New ...

SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday.

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tsunami warning was rescinded just after 7 p.m. ET on Friday.

Pinto describes Papua New Guinea as “the last frontier” and said it was amazing to visit tribes who had never seen tourists before. He said the tribes he met were very friendly and welcoming ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – More than 200 U.S. Soldiers and Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers gathered on Murray Barracks Parade Field at Port Moresby to officially start exercise ...

A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.