The conflict spiked in the past year, with dozens of rebels, security forces and civilians killed. Egianus Kogoya, a regional ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after being held captive for 19 months by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua. Mehertens was released by a joint team in Nduga and is now ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region caution that recent military actions to rescue a New Zealand pilot, taken ...

Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his back.

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

Jakarta: The New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian ...

Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.