At Least 20 Likely Dead in Violence Near Papua New Guinea Gold Mine, Local Media Reports SYDNEY (Reuters) - Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG ...

UN Official Says Between 20 and 50 People Have Been Killed in Papua New Guinea Violence MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police official said on Tuesday. Police Assistant ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis called Saturday ... a martyr for the faith after he died in prison during World War II. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to ... situated at the edge of the world,” Francis said. “Yet … today the Lord wants to draw near to you, to break down distances ...

Sept. 7 (UPI) --Pope Francis said the world needs to address climate change while visiting the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea, which is partly endangered by a rising Pacific Ocean.

Toting toys, medicine and musical instruments, the 87-year-old pontiff was greeted by tens of thousands of faithful in the costal town of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea after a flight from the capital ...