NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — New Caledonia marked the anniversary on Tuesday of France's takeover of the Pacific archipelago ...

New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory ...

Two people were killed during a French police operation in New Caledonia on Thursday, according to French media. The police ...

It seems that the thousands of kilometers separating New Caledonia from France turned the concept of self-defense into a ...

New Caledonia marked the anniversary on Tuesday of France's takeover of the Pacific archipelago with tight security and ...

After months of unrest in New Caledonia, tensions continue between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak and French loyalist ...

Unrest broke out in mid-May in New Caledonia over Paris's plan for voting reforms that Indigenous Kanak people fear would leave them in a permanent minority, crushing their hopes for independence.

The Kanak people have long sought to break free from France, which first took the Pacific archipelago in 1853 and granted citizenship to all Kanaks in 1957. The latest violence flared on May 13 in ...

Excessive food and luxuries are unnecessary, and true peace comes from standing closely with people in need," shared Kanak Chapa. "I was banned for a full seven years due to my political identity.

French media reports say two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police intervention to apprehend activists, suspected of involvement in deadly unrest over attempts by Paris to amend the ...

Kanak Chapa, a renowned singer of Bangladesh ... and true peace comes from standing closely with people in need. Similarly, the restrictions on my artistic expression have actually benefited ...