There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create ...

France has announced a sweeping agreement granting more autonomy to the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Representatives of France and the New Caledonian political forces signed an agreement on Saturday establishing a 'State of ...

France has announced an agreement aimed at granting more autonomy to New Caledonia in the south Pacific, but stopped short of the independence sought by many Indigenous Kanaks.