Barbara Goodyear, 42, lives on the volcanic isle called Karkar, which measures just 24km (15 miles) long and 19km (11.8 miles) wide. Things here are basic, tranquil and the most unexpected things ...

A US academic has been gang-raped in Papua New Guinea, barely a week after an Australian was killed and his friend sexually assaulted by a group of men.

Last week, I reported that Karkar in Papua New Guinea had erupted. This was based on reports from Volcano Live and from the Darwin VAAC that said the volcano had produced at least 1, maybe 2, ~13 ...

Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested and charged four men over the gang rape of an American woman. The men were arrested during a dawn raid on a village on Karkar Island off PNG's north coast ...

Karkar Island, Papua New Guinea. Credit: Joshua Cinner. Karkar Island showed up as one of 15 “bright spots” in the analysis — places where fisheries are flourishing despite challenging ...