A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people were believed to have been buried alive by Friday's landslide and has formally asked for international help.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Friday's landslide and has ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Thursday denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by insurgents were members of security forces.

Over 20 people were shot dead in a tribal clash on Sunday in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea. The South Pacific island nation has drawn increased military attention from the U.S. and China.

Police say separatist attacks across Papua killed 94 people in 2025, including security personnel, civilians, and militants.

Sugar-cane planting ceremony in Merauke, West Papua, July 2024. Indonesian presidential office handout/Muchlis Jr. “By way of transmigration … the different ethnic groups will in the long run ...

As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week's massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country's National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror ...

Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces despite strong local opposition. Jakarta claims this will accelerate development and bring the government ...

Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in Papua has stepped up surveillance and inspections along border areas ahead of ...

MELBOURNE, AustraliaMELBOURNE, Australia — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Friday’s ...