The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

At least 10 residents have been confirmed dead following the recent flash flood and landslides in the Catubouw, Arfak ...

BANGKOK: The Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department reported a strong earthquake in Papua New ...

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination ...

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea, early on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 53 km (32.93 miles ...

The shallow earthquake is triggered by the activity of the Sorong Fault that extends towards the Bismarck Sea.

Contact between Indonesian military and the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) reportedly resulted in a clash in the Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua ...

Torrential rains forced a halt on Monday (May 19) to Indonesia's search for over a dozen missing in its easternmost region of ...

Polio has broken out before in Papua New Guinea, with the most recent incident happening in June of 2018, after a reported 20 ...

Papua New Guinea defence agreement could bring mutual gains and cement Australia’s role in the Pacific region.

Torrential rain triggered a landslide late on Friday in a small-scale mine run by local residents in the Arfak mountains in ...

Indonesia’s security forces have clashed with separatist rebels in the restive Papua region, leaving at least 18 insurgents and two police officers dead.