According to lead author Dr. Mayukh Mondal, the unique physical features of Papua New Guineans probably come from natural selection: "Perhaps adaptations to tropical climates make them look more ...

Following his stop in Papua New Guinea, Austin traveled to Brisbane, Australia, where he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with their Australian counterparts. The annual meetings ...

The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement – a move that has sparked controversy in the Pacific Island nation and comes as Washington and ...

A hostage video released by West Papuan independence fighters Friday includes a warning from captive New Zealander Philip Mehrtens, saying the group is ready to kill him. The rebels took the pilot ...

Fishing far out at sea or on reefs closer to shore has sustained Papua New Guinea's coastal communities for centuries. Like many local kids, Rodney started catching fish around age 6.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday during a visit to Papua New Guinea that the United States was not seeking a permanent base in the Pacific country but would boost the nation ...

Papua's police chief apologised for the deaths. Tensions have been running high in Papua, which is one of the poorest parts of the country, after separatist rebels abducted a New Zealand pilot.

West Papua’s forests, home to some of the country’s rarest birds, are also prime hunting grounds for illegal poachers. A bird of paradise can fetch as much as $1,500 on the black market in ...

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, about 90 miles north of Australia. It has a population of 10 million people and a military with approximately 3,000 ...

In that period, Papua grew by 6.76%, while West Papua grew by 6.89% After Soeharto’s administration collapsed in 1998, violence and issues of disintegration emerged.

In 2015, Papua New Guinea (PNG) celebrated 40 years of independence. Despite PNG’s current extractives-led boom, an estimated 40 percent of the country lives in poverty.