One early name idea which has been gaining traction is the “Angels,” in reference to the WWII-era Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, Papua ...

A man casts his vote in the Bougainville referendum in Teau Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, on Dec. 8. (Jeremy Miller/Bougainville Referendum Commission) Analysis by Ryan Griffiths Is the world ...

Credit: Papua New Guinean schoolchildren via Guido Amrein, Switzerland / Shutterstock.com It passed quietly in Australia but Papua New Guinea celebrated 40 years of independence from Australian ...

King Charles visited Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) for its 80th anniversary and Papua New Guinea's 50th independence year. He unveiled a new aircraft to deliver aid to remote PNG communities ...

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.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THE COUNTRY. Papua New Guinea is the most populous South Pacific island nation after Australia and was a colony of that near neighbor until independence in 1975.

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 the island nation’s capital, according to the Australian air force.

Voting in Papua New Guinea's national election begins on Monday, with police mounting a major security operation in an effort to stop a repeat of violence that saw more than 200 people killed ...

1975 - Papua New Guinea attains full independence from Australia. 1975-76 - Separatist revolt on Bougainville island. The constitution is altered so Bougainville and other districts to have quasi ...

Bougainville Island gained independence from Australia as part of Papua New Guinea in 1975, but was then denied its own independence. In 1988, civil war began between Bougainville Island and Papuan ...

A group of hostages being held for ransom by armed criminals in a remote region of Papua New Guinea have all now been freed, the country’s Prime Minister James Marape said Sunday.

Provides an overview of Papua New Guinea, including key dates and facts about this Pacific nation. BBC Homepage. ... 1975 - Papua New Guinea attains full independence from Australia.