The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism.

A man has been sentenced to five years jail after a woman he accused of using witchcraft was raped and murdered by a mob.

Mundiya Kepanga was born in the forests of Papua New Guinea and has become an internationally recognized campaigner for his ...

Papua New Guinea's Parliament has passed a constitutional amendment formally recognising the nation as a Christian country.

“The youngest person known to have been killed as a result of sorcery accusations in PNG was a five-year-old girl who was ...