AAP FactCheck - A fake video depicting a physical altercation between leaders of Papua New Guinea and the aspiring nation of ...

The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and may spark landslides that could kill people and cause ... discuss the future of the island's Panguna copper mine ...

The Diocese of Bougainville has generously donated 200 10kg bags of Skel Rice to the Directorate of Disaster & Emergency, the ...

It's pretty rare for new countries to crop up, but in 2027, a vote is being held and the result could lead to a brand new nation!

A 24-year-old American traveler was arrested in India after illegally landing on North Sentinel Island — home to the ...

A U.S. tourist sneaked onto a highly restricted island carrying a coconut and a can of Diet Coke to a tribe untouched by the ...

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov of Scottsdale, Ariz., was arrested two days after he set foot on the restricted territory of ...

A daredevil YouTube influencer has been arrested after visiting a remote Indian island, where he tried to make illegal contact with indigenous people, according to global reports. Mykhailo ...

Outsiders are strictly forbidden from going to North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.