JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military chief on Tuesday dismissed a separatist group claim that they had killed more than a dozen government soldiers who were searching for a New Zealand pilot ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian army issued a rare apology on Monday and said 13 soldiers had been arrested after a video emerged showing a man being tortured by troops in the country's Papua ...

Catholics in Indonesia have condemned the brutal torture of a Papuan man by military personnel, with a bishop calling the perpetrators “ungodly and inhumane people.” In a video circulating on social ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock visited Port Moresby General Hospital and saw the work of U.S. Army doctors, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian military helicopter carrying 12 people went missing Friday in the country's troubled ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Six Wisconsin Army National Guard noncommissioned officers visited Papua New Guinea March 20-27 to conduct a senior information exchange with counterparts from the ...

A Catholic organization has joined advocacy groups in calling on Indonesia’s new army chief to change the military’s way of dealing with problems in Papua by prioritizing a humanitarian approach.

JAKARTA, April 16 (Reuters) - Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua region claimed on Sunday to have killed nine army personnel the day before, after Jakarta did not respond to a request for ...