Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of ...

Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province killed a construction worker and seriously injured three others in an attack at a construction site, police said Friday. Nineteen other workers were ...

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A joint assessment of the Chinese government and UNICEF's aid to Indonesia's free nutritious meal program was held from Tuesday to Wednesday in Jayapura, the capital of ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Thursday denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by insurgents were members of security forces.

Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces despite strong local opposition. Jakarta claims this will accelerate development and bring the government ...

A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wearing a headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes part in a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the failed ...

Judges read out their verdict during the virtual sentencing hearing for Papuan pro-independence activists who are on trial on the accusation of treason, at a district court in Balikpapan, East ...

JAKARTA, May 27 (Reuters) - Indonesia's plan to create new provinces in its impoverished eastern region of Papua has not been adequately discussed with the local population and is not viable, its ...

Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation’s easternmost province, reports the head of a government-funded study on how to ...