Police in Papua New Guinea have launched a rescue mission ... the group is being held at Fogoma’iu village in the Southern Highlands province, but did not say how many hostages were taken.

Amongst those kidnapped in the country's Southern Highlands region was an an Australian archeologist, as well as citizens of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Police confirmed that the incident ...

The government of Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency in energy-rich Southern Highlands province, the prime minister said. Sir Michael Somare said troops were being deployed to restore ...

Reports have said that it is “very likely to be one of the deadliest massacres in the highlands in recent history.” The massacre happened in the remote village of Wapenamanda, Enga Province, located ...

At least 49 combatants as well as an unconfirmed number of bystanders died in a tribal dispute in the restive and remote Highlands region of Papua New Guinea ... town in Enga Province, some ...

An Australian university professor is among a group taken hostage in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, the country ... near Fogoma’iu at the border of Southern Highlands and Hela provinces.

Dozens of people have died in a tribal dispute in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region, authorities say. The victims were shot dead during an ambush in the Enga province over the weekend ...

The landslide occurred in a remote but densely populated area that is part of the highlands of Papua New Guinea. An electoral roll in 2022 estimated the region’s population at just under 4,000 ...