Separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Monday killed a helicopter pilot from New Zealand after he landed his aircraft in a remote area, authorities said, adding four other ...

PNG soldiers involved in yesterday's attempted military coup are refusing to hand over their weapons until they're granted a pardon from prosecution. The rebel soldiers, backed by former prime ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.

Armed pro-independence rebels in Indonesia's Papua region have released New Zealand man Philip Mehrtens after holding him hostage for more than 19 months.

Rebels in Papua say they killed 17 people this week A low-level but increasingly deadly battle for independence has simmered between security forces and rebels in Papua ever since it was ...

West Papua rebels release photos of captured New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage last week after landing his small commercial plane in the Papuan highlands.

As Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd lands in Port Moresby to meet with his Papua New Guinean counterpart Peter O'Neill, several conundrums are set to tax his mind and diplomatic skills. Front ...

Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region, is at the vanguard of an increasingly dangerous and ...

Deputy Police Commissioner Sam Inguba said the police force would ensure no illegal West Papuan rebel activities were conducted on Papua New Guinea's side of the border.

JAKARTA - Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region said on Thursday they have killed more than 17 people since the weekend, claiming that they were soldiers disguised as gold miners, and police said the ...

As Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd arrives in Port Moresby to meet with his Papua New Guinean counterpart Peter O'Neill, several conundrums are set to tax his mind and diplomatic skills.