A New Zealand pilot who was held captive for 19 months by separatist rebels in the Indonesian troubled region of Papua on the island of New Guinea has been freed. Police and military units picked up ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old New Zealand pilot, was released by separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua region after ...

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

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist ...

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia ...

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

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

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

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Pope Francis on Saturday ... Pope Francis landed in PNG on Friday evening, after a trip to Indonesia, and will stay until Monday. He will then visit East Timor ...

Indonesia, for the second leg of his journey. During his speech to government authorities and diplomats, Francis marveled at the diversity of Papua New Guinea’s people — there are some 800 lan ...