“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Papua New Guinea is home to thousands of species — many still waiting to be discovered. Paper replicas of Bulbophyllum levyae ...

Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

Rugby league fans were left feeling inspired and then disheartened in a matter of hours during the last day of the Pacific ...

Tonga pushed Australia to the limit, the Kangaroos seemed like strangers in their own country and a Test rookie stood tall.

Australia claimed the Pacific Championship title, but a sea of red at CommBank stadium showed just how good international ...

Israeli strikes killed at least five journalists in October and Israeli forces began a smear campaign against six Al Jazeera ...

Papua New Guinea captain Rhyse Martin is relishing the chance to show his side belongs at the international game's top table ...

In 1943, the U.S. Army and Navy jointly began a two-pronged attack through the central Pacific and across New Guinea to the Philippines.

Labasa duo Christopher Wasasala and Simione Tamanisau have made the final cut in Rob Sherman’s 23-member Fiji squad for the ...

Veteran defender Samuela Kautoga has been sidelined due to an ankle injury, ruling him out of the Fiji National Bula Boys ...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea police warning it cannot guarantee safety of ...