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.

Near a village in Papua New Guinea, a “giant” creature with “baggy” skin perched on a branch, its “tan” eyes scanning the surrounding forest. Something about the animal caught the ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Scientists found “large” lizard with “baggy” skin in a forest of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a dark forest of ...

In the upper catchment of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s Western Province lies the country's biggest money-maker: the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine. Churning out some 80,000 tonnes of waste ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's capital after at least 15 people were killed in rioting. More than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary", Prime ...

Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday, imploring this nation "at ...

Papua New Guinea is undergoing economic and social transformation. It is one of the most diverse countries in the world; home to over 11.78 million people and more than 800 different languages spoken ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea authorities and the International Monetary Fund team have reached a staff-level agreement for access of about $265 million to improve resilience to ...

Women in tribal colours attend a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony in November An island group that's part of Papua New Guinea is about to vote on independence. And, if the poll goes as ...

Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Near a village in Papua New Guinea, a “giant” creature with “baggy” skin perched on a branch, its “tan” eyes scanning the surrounding forest.

Australia's men's side takes down Tonga 18-0 after Jillaroos winger Julia Robinson scores a record six tries as Australia runs 17 past Papua New Guinea to kick off the Pacific Championships.