JAKARTA: Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday (Sept 23) a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New ...

Papuan rebels claim a ransom was paid for New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens’ release after 19 months in captivity ...

Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was ...

On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The ...

The West Papua National Liberation Army, which held pilot Kiwi Phillip Mehrtens for more than 19 months, says a bribe was paid for his release.

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

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed on Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, ...

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 ...

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

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.

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...