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

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

JAKARTA -- An eruption of violence in Indonesia's eastern Papua region, which has seen more than 40 people killed this year, has prompted calls for the government to pay greater attention to the area ...

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.

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

Bitcoin is becoming more popular in Papua New Guinea. Many people have heard of it and some are already using it to send and ...

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

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

Seeing a snake is not usually unexpected—until it shines like dark obsidian. In a trek through a minefield on a tiny island ...

This outbreak is a timely reminder that the last mile in the global eradication of polio remains elusive. As we emerge from a ...