The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a ...

JAKARTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - 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 ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after spending over 18 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region, as confirmed by Indonesian authorities. The pilot from Christchurch, who was ...

JAKARTA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - A separatist group in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua has agreed to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens from more than a year in captivity since kidnapping him, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels asked for the immediate release Saturday of the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for almost a year in Indonesia’s restive Papua region. Egianus ...

A New Zealand pilot taken hostage in remote jungle has sent a heartbreaking message to his wife and son a year after he was captured by guerrillas. Philip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old former Jetstar ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Head of Papua Regional Police Department Inspector General of Police Mathius Fakhiri said that the location of Susi Air's pilot who was held hostage is situated in a nearly ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jakarta: A New Zealander who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by ...

TEMPO.CO, Jayapura, Papua - The search for a Susi Air's New Zealand pilot taken hostage by an armed Papuan separatist group (KKB) led by Egianus Kogoya has now been extended to Yahukimo and Puncak ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...

Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday. They then released two health workers and two children it was ...

Indonesian police said on Tuesday that armed rebels had gunned down seven civilians when they opened fire on a gold mine in the eastern region of Papua. Authorities said assailants fired shots at ...