Papua New Guinea

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.

At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday.

President Biden was supposed to go to Australia and stop in Papua New Guinea along the way. Debt ceiling talks scuttled those plans. But the White House says criticism is overdone.

As many island nations attempt to keep the coronavirus out, they also risk getting cut off from the outside world their economies depend on.

After voting overwhelmingly for independence, the South Pacific island group now has to negotiate its separation with Papua New Guinea's government.

Twelve previous government-funded expeditions had tried and failed to locate HMAS AE-1 and its crew of 35, which disappeared less than three months into the war.