New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory ...
Long considered a day of mourning by New Caledonia's indigenous population, 24 September is infamous on the Pacific Ocean ...
Six thousand gendarmes, police and military personnel will be deployed across the archipelago to deter unrest on September 24 ...
French authorities on Thursday grappled with a new spike in violence in the country's overseas territories with security ...
Curfew in Martinique after protests over high cost of living while two killed in Pacific island of New Caledonia.