Papuans, on Thursday, commemorated the 62nd anniversary of the integration of West Papua, New Guinea Island's western half, into Indonesia on May 1, a day ...

Rescuers on Monday discovered five more bodies of victims of flash floods and landslides in Indonesia''s West Papua province, bringing the death toll to six, while over 14 others remain missing, an ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's security forces have clashed with separatist rebels in the restive Papua region, leaving at least 18 insurgents and two police officers dead, officials and the ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization ... Moskona District, at 07:10 WIT (Eastern Indonesia Time), the group was shot at by an armed civilian group," ...

Indonesia’s human rights commission has ... counter what it calls “criminal armed groups” affiliated with the West Papua independence campaign, the military is now engaged in the food ...

Yellowback fusiliersSwimming past corals in Indonesia’s West Papua Province, the school of fish appears to quadruple in number after Douwma edited a 2017 photograph. Bubble-tip anemoneIn this ...

Beyond their record-breaking size, these world's largest islands offer a reminder that "island life" isn't always about beach ...

Editor's Note: Photo captions originally misstated the origins of the Asmat people; they are from West Papua, Indonesia.

Venturing out on a dinghy before 6am on a patch of ocean just west of Timor ... Perhaps the whale sharks of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat won’t be as shy as the ones in Western Australia.