JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prominent Papuans pleaded for the U.S. to give them money and arms in the mid-1960s to fight Indonesia’s colonization of their vast remote territory, according to recently ...

Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian ⁠plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in region ...

As one of his first official actions as Indonesia’s president-elect, Joko Widodo announced his intention to build a presidential palace in West Papua. As one of the most impoverished regions in the ...

Last week, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama was confirmed as the decisive winner of the region’s presidential election, indicating that he has broad support as he seeks to secure Bougainville’s ...

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American pilot shot dead and his plane set on fire by Papua rebels - Military spokesperson says body of American pilot ...