Phillip Mehrtens' hostage-takers claim bribe was paid to secure release
The West Papua National Liberation Army held the New Zealand pilot for more than 19 months.
Hezbollah attack: Exploding pagers leave clues to Israeli ‘red button’ plot, officials say
The blackened husks of pagers and hand-held radios that exploded in a colossal attack on Hezbollah this week have become ...
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New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia
Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken after his plane carrying five passengers was attacked after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga. His abductors, the West Papua National Liberation ...
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Books by Philip Roth and Complete Book Reviews
Philip Roth, Author. Houghton Mifflin $26 (233p) ISBN 978-0-547-05484-1 To celebrate the publication of Roth's 10,000th book, Houghton is proclaiming September 16 as “Indignation Day.” ...
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Government aware of new demands from rebels holding New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage
ury set to deliberate Phillip Polkinghorne’s fate, fresh wave of explosions in Lebanon plus The Sims is coming to the big screen. The office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs says it is aware ...
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Ireland scraps controversial hate speech measures following criticism by Elon Musk, Conor McGregor
The Irish government is dropping parts of its controversial hate speech laws which have been criticized by free speech advocates around the world, including X owner Elon Musk who vowed to fight the ...
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Books by Neil Philip and Complete Book Reviews
Neil Philip, Selected by, Claire Henley, Illustrator, Neil Philip, Author Clarion Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-15939-0 Readers rub-a-dub-dub with The Fish Is Me: Bathtime Rhymes, selected by ...