An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Irian Jaya late at night on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology reported. The tremors were felt at 22:46:28 IST at a ...

Separatist rebels in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya have launched an unprecedented attack, occupying a town in the Central Highlands region. The security forces are trying to fly reinforcements ...

Indonesia's human rights commission has recommended that senior police commanders in the province of Irian Jaya should face investigation over alleged human rights violations. The commission has just ...

Independence leaders jailed on subversion charges in Indonesia's remote Irian Jaya province have vowed to reject any attempt by President Abdurrahman Wahid or police to free them early, one of their ...

Soldiers in Indonesia's eastern province of Irian Jaya shot dead four highland tribespeople for raising the separatist Morning Star flag last week, a rights monitor said Wednesday. Enraged tribesmen ...