Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The ...

The United Nations was informed of the figure in a letter from Lusete Laso Mana, acting director ... the U.N.'s migration head for Papua New Guinea, said Saturday were believed to have been ...

Luseta Laso Mana, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s National Disaster Center, visited the landslide with Papua New Guinea’s defense minister, Billy Joseph, and delivered ...

In a letter to the United Nations resident coordinator dated Sunday, the acting director of Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Center Luseta Laso Mana said the landslide 'buried more than 2,000 ...

The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx report on how difficult it is for the impoverished Pacific ...

Papua New Guinea Violence Leaves Between 20 and 50 People Dead, UN Official Says MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people ...

A series of shootouts between rival tribes over a disputed gold mine has left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea, police said on Monday. Security forces have been given emergency powers ...

Days of Tribal Violence in Papua New Guinea Leave More Than 35 People Dead, Police Say MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left ...

A deadly landslide which villagers in Papua New Guinea say struck like "an exploding ... The letter by the National Disaster Centre's Lusete Laso Mana said the damage was "extensive", and that ...

SYDNEY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's (ABX.TO), opens new tab Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and ...

Papua New Guinea are reportedly set to become the NRL’s 19th franchise, with an in-principle agreement being brokered between the ARLC and the federal government. That is according to The Daily ...

The Pope will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore over 12 days. Police say a gang attacked three remote villages in Papua New Guinea, killing at least two dozen.