An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea has voted overwhelmingly to leave the country and form a new independent nation, authorities announced on Wednesday. More than 181,000 people voted in the ...

Papua New Guinea was one of the last colonies in the world and gained independence under Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who said: “By an extraordinary twist of history, Australia ...

Bougainville has taken a major step towards becoming the world's newest nation by voting overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea. Bertie Ahern, the former Irish prime minister and ...

Papua New Guinea's Independence Day. Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC September 14, 2010. On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea, results showed ...

The South Pacific region of Bougainville has voted overwhelmingly to gain independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), referendum results have shown, in a landmark step towards creating the world’s ...