Sydney: A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease's spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Indonesia's security forces have clashed with separatist rebels in the restive Papua region, leaving at least 18 insurgents and two police officers dead, officials and the ...

The U.S. Defense Department is funding a $400 million fuel storage facility in Papua New Guinea as part of the growing military ties under a 2023 defense agreement between the two countries.

ensions flared in West Papua over the weekend after members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebel group opened fire on a National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) delegation accompanying ...

Every April 16th, fans of Sanrio's kawaii universe have one more reason to smile: Pompompurin's birthday. Pompompurin is a cream-colored Golden Retriever with a signature brown beret. He lives in ...

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.

The shallow quake was forecast to produce tsunami waves of one to three metres. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island ...

Pompompurin will appear on the packaging for the Vita-C products, and the serum will even come with a little tag that has him hanging out with his friends. You can likely remove the tag from the ...

It can also make Pompompurin’s favorite gift, Mama’s Pudding. To use the dessert machine, you’ll need to use cactus creams, which can be found on the cacti south of the dessert boat.

If you visit Indonesia’s National Library—home to 7.7 million physical books—and do a search with the keywords “West Papua”, “Irian Jaya” or even simply “Papua”, you’ll find a ...

Along with its grey-striped kitty cat companion, and joined by the company's new Hello Kitty Pompompurin gaming keyboard, there has seldom been a cuter combination. While you may be seeing this ...

During Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to Papua New Guinea, the pope reflected on the profound sacrifices made by early Catholic missionaries and martyrs in the region who ventured deep into the ...