The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his ...

The leader of the West Papua rebels who took New Zealander Philip Merhtens hostage has denied claims he was bribed to set the pilot free last month. In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific's ...

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

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 New Zealand pilot has been freed from captivity after being abducted early last year upon landing at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his small plane on fire. Phillip ...

The family of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens expresses thanks to all parties involved in his release, including ...

Rebels in Indonesia’s restive region of Papua have released New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens from captivity, Indonesian police said today, more than a year and a half after he was kidnapped.

Jakarta: The New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken ...

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