Barrick Gold suspended operations at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea after violent clashes in the area killed two company ...
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 Commissioner ...
What started as a “relatively minor conflict between illegal miners” escalated into tribal warfare featuring high-powered ...
Video footage circulating on social media shows fighters wielding assault rifles, a rare but growing phenomenon in Papua New Guinea's tribal conflicts. High-powered weapons are be ...
The U.N.'s humanitarian adviser for Papua New Guinea, Mate Bagossy, said the death toll of at least 20 as of Sunday was based on information from community members and local authorities in Enga ...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday.
Recent tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's mountainous Enga province has resulted in over 35 deaths, with police attributing the clashes to illegal miners. The United Nations and national government ...
Local officials say an influx of weapons into the remote highlands has exacerbated the violence between rival groups.
As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence. Papua New Guinea ...