Prosecutor said security forces had been trying to detain about a dozen people allegedly linked to recent riots in the French territory

Thousands of French police have been deployed to the overseas Pacific territory to quell unrest sparked by voting reforms proposed in Paris.

Parties within the pro-independence FLNKS have denounced what they term "assassinations" and "barbaric methods" but public prosecutor Yves Dupas...

Parties within the pro-independence FLNKS have denounced what they term "assassinations" and "barbaric methods" but public prosecutor Yves Dupas...

A round up of French Pacific news in brief, including New Caledonia's rugby union targeted by arson for the second time.

A 75-year-old pro-life Christian has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison over his participation in a peaceful protest at a Tennessee...

Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. The trial has...

François-Noël Buffet as the new minister for French Overseas has been mostly welcomed in the French Pacific.

Kerry-Ann Folkes, the supervisor at the New Kingston branch of the local Burger King franchise and who had suffered serious injuries in an explosion...

Her ex-husband and the 50 other men on trial, who range in age from 26 to 74, face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.