There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create a new state within the French Republic. By Yan Zhuang France and New ...

The last time France imposed emergency powers on one of its overseas territories was in 1985, also in the South Pacific island of New Caledonia. Smoke rises during protests at Noumea, New Caledonia, ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia that he won’t force through the contested voting reform that sparked the French Pacific territory’s deadly unrest.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence ...

An uneasy stalemate exists in the South Pacific territory as Paris continues to enforce a nightly curfew and a ban on the sale of alcohol. By Pete McKenzie The police station in Hienghene, a remote ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — Violence raged across New ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian military has flown 115 passengers on two flights from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and a French government flight was expected to ...

In mid-July, after many months of tense negotiations between France and New Caledonia’s pro- and anti-independence parties, a new agreement was finally reached. Named for the town outside Paris where ...

Various parties signed a historic agreement that recognizes the state of New Caledonia within France. New Caledonia is a South Pacific territory that was colonized by France in 1853 and has been on ...

Off the coast of New Caledonia in the south Pacific, two new species of small fish were discovered. Raelle Gann-Owens via Unsplash In the pristine waters around the Pacific islands east of Australia, ...