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

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

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

A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police official said on Tuesday. Police Assistant Commissioner ...

Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. He landed in Vanimo, on the northwest coast of the ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis held an open-air ... The 87-year-old pontiff led an estimated 35,000 people in prayer from Port Moresby’s main stadium, the latest stop on this ...

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Pope Francis called on the Pacific island nation’s faithful to take heart: “Courage, people of Papua New Guinea, do not be afraid! Open yourselves! Open yourselves to the joy of the Gospel ...

Pope calls for sustainable development of PNG's resources Pope appeals for end to tribal violence, Bougainville resolution PNG governor-general thanks pope for humanitarian advocacy PORT MORESBY ...

ope Francis will arrive in one of the world's most remote Catholic communities in Papua New Guinea on Sunday to ... he added. “People here are very simple, but at the same time, they are very ...