JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday 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.

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

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of the Catholic Church reaching marginalized groups while in Papua New Guinea, a ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...

A series of shootouts between rival tribes over a disputed gold mine has left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea, ...

Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation ...

A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea ...

Pope Francis visited the small town of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea after delivering mass to more than 35,000 people in the ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for an end to tribal conflicts that have wracked Papua New ...