Far out in the South Pacific, there is an island small in size but gargantuan in its mineral wealth. Bougainville, nearly as ...

Yet the world could be set to welcome a new country in as little as two years, as a small island has held a referendum, resulting in an almost 100% vote in favour of independence. Bougainville ...

It's pretty rare for new countries to crop up, but in 2027, a vote is being held and the result could lead to a brand new nation!

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

AAP FactCheck - A fake video depicting a physical altercation between leaders of Papua New Guinea and the aspiring nation of ...

Heading to the Southwest Pacific with the 30th Engineers, Bud found excitement in mapping the islands and continuing to collect for the museum. The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History’s ...

THE PORTILLO EXPEDITION: MYSTERY ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND examines the circumstances surrounding the death of Isoroku Yamamoto – the Japanese WWII Admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor surprise ...

The island in question is Bougainville, which is around the same size as Hawaii’s main island and is home to around 300,000 people. Along with Buka, the island is geographically part of the ...

The Diocese of Bougainville has generously donated 200 10kg bags of Skel Rice to the Directorate of Disaster & Emergency, the ...

Island Passage Exploration Ltd says its Bougainville subsidiary, Isina Resource Holdings Ltd, has secured the exploration.

In presenting the EL02 extension licence, ABG President and Minister for Mining Hon. Ishmael Toroama congratulated IRHL on ...

On Saturday, crew members of the USS Bougainville and others gathered on Singing River Island just across the water from Ingalls Shipbuilding to honor Alfred Lewis, of Moss Point, one of the last ...