Papua New Guinea

Tensions rise as refugees refuse to leave Australian camp in Papua New Guinea amid safety fears

Refugees and asylum seekers held by Australia in Papua New Guinea have barricaded themselves inside a detention centre and launched legal action to fight its closure

31/10/2017

Cinema

Smartphone film premier at London Film Festival

A movie secretly filmed on a smartphone from inside an Australian-run detention centre for asylum seekers who want live in the country has premiered at the London Film festival

09/10/2017

Papua New Guinea

Australia pays millions in compensation to refugees

Campaigners have hailed the payout to detainees at Manus Island as a victory for human rights

14/06/2017

Papua New Guinea

'Several killed' as Papua New Guinea police fire on student protest

Reports from Papua New Guinea say police have opened fire on a student demonstration, killing as many as four people and wounding around 20.

08/06/2016

Papua New Guinea

Australian offshore detention of asylum seekers 'illegal' rules court

Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Australia’s practice of detaining asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal and must stop. Under

26/04/2016

World

South Pacific Islands make their voices heard at ITB

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Makelesi Muloilagi, Marketing Officer at South Pacific Tourism Organization, and to Halatoa Fua, Chief Executive

11/03/2016

Indonesia

Trigana Air plane found crashed in mountainous area of Indonesia

A missing Trigana Air plane carrying 54 people has been found crashed in a remote area of Indonesia's Papua province.

16/08/2015

Papua New Guinea

Major earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea

An earthquake measuring 7.5 has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea triggering a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the quake was near the town

30/03/2015

Papua New Guinea

Watch: huge plume of smoke after eruption in Papua New Guinea

29/08/2014

Papua New Guinea

One dead, many hurt as asylum seekers riot at PNG detention camp

18/02/2014