A Papua New Guinean minister has delivered scathing criticism of Australia's aid program, warning of funds being "wasted" as the Australian government outlines its plan for development assistance in ...

Landowners have warned they fear further deaths and violence at the Porgera gold mine if the Papua New Guinea government does ...

In PNG about 25 percent of its 11 million people live below the poverty line and slightly more than 10 percent have ...

As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence. Papua New Guinea ...

Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is ...

Shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said Monday, as security forces were given emergency powers to quell the ...

Papua New Guinea security personnel have been authorized to use “lethal force” to quell violence between illegal miners and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — UN official says 20-to-50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence.

Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and children to flee the region, local media reported.

In a country where women are often victims of violence and marginalization, the pope was confronted with the same reality in ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Pope Francis boarded an Australian Royal Air Force C-130 on Sunday and flew over the pristine jungles of Papua New Guinea, travelling to the faraway settlement of ...