By Carolyn Cowan The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures.

As many a World War II G.I. can testify, Western New Guinea is an unappetizing piece of real estate—a land of tropical swamps, unexplored mountains and predominantly Stone Age inhabitants.

Indonesia’s control over Western New Guinea stems from a complex mix of colonial history, Cold War diplomacy, and contested independence. This video dives into how the region became part of Indonesia ...

If Sukarno accepts the agreement, it means that he will have to back down from his longstanding boast that he would throw the Dutch out of western New Guinea by next Jan. I. Said an Indonesian ...

It has a population of 14.8 million people. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of ...