A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea ...

Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and children to flee the region, local media reported.

Papua New Guinea security personnel have been authorized to use “lethal force” to quell violence between illegal miners and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea ... and local authorities in Enga province in the nation's mountainous inland. "We have confirmed that at least 20 people ...

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 ...

He is expected to highlight environmental concerns and the importance of interfaith dialogue during the 12 day trip, which will also see him travel to Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Timor-Leste ...

Landowners have warned they fear further deaths and violence at the Porgera gold mine if the Papua New Guinea government does ...

A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead ...

Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers to quell spiralling violence in the Porgera Valley, blaming "illegal settlers" squatting near one of the country's largest gold mines.

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The Panguna copper mine, located in the mountains of Central Bougainville, an autonomous region in the southwest Pacific Island state of Papua New Guinea, has been derelict for 27 years since an armed ...