Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent legal challenge ...

Some beaches in New Caledonia were closed to swimming as officials used the practice of “shark culling” in waters off the ...

FILE - Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international ...

The man, who worked as a doctor, suffered fatal injuries to his arms and leg.

A shark cull has been ordered by authorities in New Caledonia after a man was killed in an attack at the holiday destination. The 55-year-old man was windsurfing at Anse Vata beach in Noumea when he ...

The tragedy occurred on Sunday, Feb. 22, in the picturesque bay of Anse Vata in New Caledonia, a territory near Australia ...

New Caledonian authorities ban beach swimming and resume shark culling despite concern from environmental groups, after a wing foiler is killed in an attack.

NICE, France (AP) — After four months of deadly unrest in New Caledonia, tensions in the French Pacific territory between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak people and the white settler communities ...

PARIS (AP) — The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — The French Pacific territory of ...