The Latest Breaking News from Papua

Four Papuan men were killed and their bodies mutilated after a deal to buy arms from the Indonesian troops fell apart.

An Indonesian military court in the restive Papua region this week handed down jail sentences to four soldiers over their roles in the brutal murder of four civilians, a court document showed.

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage last week

Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage last week after landing his small commercial plane in the Papuan highlands.

Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region release videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring the images and video are proof of life.

Philip Mehrtens was captured early Tuesday by separatist fighters

“Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is – no one ever had anything bad to say about him”, says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage this week by members of the West Papuan Liberation Army (TPN-PB) in the mountainous Nduga Regency.

A shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, killing four people who were unable to escape when a floating restaurant collapsed into the sea

Buildings were damaged and at least four people killed when a cafe collapsed into the sea, authorities say.