There is an island in the South Pacific half the size of Wales which is set to become the world's youngest country.

One night in 1943, when the U.S. was fighting Japanese forces on Bougainville Island in the Pacific during World War II, a group of Marines received an encrypted message from their regiment ...

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The tiny Pacific island of Bougainville is hell-bent on nationhood, especially after a UN-backed referendum that saw 98% of voters seeking independence. But is it ready to stand on its on? The World’s ...

Bougainville Island's decommissioned Panguna mine — once one of the world's most profitable — poses ongoing risks to humans, a new report has found. Toxic waste and decaying infrastructure ...

Flash floods in eastern Spain have claimed the lives of at least 95 people. Also, the island of Bougainville is seeking independence from Papua New Guinea — and an alliance with the United States. And ...

Rio Tinto says it is willing to discuss the future of the island's Panguna copper mine with concerned locals. Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper’s Panguna mine has lain dormant since 1988 ...

Women in tribal colours attend a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony in November An island group that's part of Papua New Guinea is about to vote on independence. And, if the poll goes as ...