Tag: Papua
Map: Earthquake Near Papua New Guinea Prompts Tsunami Alert
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater,...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels
CARTENZ 2024 PEACE OPERATION TASK FORCE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe kidnapping was part of a long-running, often brutally violent conflict between the Indonesian government and West Papua's...
Shootouts over gold mine kill 30 in Papua New Guinea
A series of shootouts between rival tribes over a disputed gold mine has left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea,...
Pope Francis welcomed in remote Vanimo in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis has been welcomed in Vanimo, on the coast of Papua New Guinea, where he donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered...
New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua
Getty ImagesIn February 2023, separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region took another New Zealand pilot hostage. Phillip Mehrtens, 37, was captured shortly after...
