![]() SARAH VINE: Why does Gary Lineker get lionised after comparing this country's elected government to the Nazis - while Fiona Bruce is hung out to dry just for doing her job? Sharon Osbourne slams Hugh Grant while Jeremy Vine defends him as celebs weigh in on THAT awkward Oscars interview - but what do YOU think? 'He told me I was sensual': Paris Hilton reveals she was groomed aged 14 by a teacher who kissed her during a secret visit to her house Kate Garraway jets off to Disneyland Paris without husband Derek Draper on her first family holiday since his battle with Long Covid Lady Gaga shows off modern dance moves for artsy Dom Perignon commercial shot in Champagne Kesha and film producer Riccardo Maddalosso confirm their relationship with a KISS in Malibu. Inside the split that rocked Hollywood: After Tom Cruise skipped the Oscars because Nicole Kidman was attending, a look back at their whirlwind marriage Gary Glitter will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being recalled to jail for breaching licence conditions, ex Scotland Yard boss says 'Our plan to evacuate the workers angered the rebels, who responded by setting fire to the plane and seizing the pilot,' said Nduga district chief Namia Gwijangge, who was one of the passengers. Mr Mehrtens had landed his plane, with five passengers on board, on a small runway in Paro and was scheduled to evacuate 15 construction workers building a health centre in the district after the separatist rebels threatened to kill them. Rebel leader Egianus Kogoya says the pilot, from Christchurch, will not be released until the Papua region is made independent from Indonesia.īut the Indonesian government is standing firm, saying Papua will 'forever remain a legitimate part' of Indonesia. Mr Mehrtens was kidnapped on February 7 after the separatist group stormed his Susu Air single-engine plane on a small remote runway in the Nduga district. Professor Barker (pictured centre left) and his team were conducting fieldwork in the remote Southern Highlands when they were abductedĪnother New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens, who is a pilot that formerly worked for Jetstar, is being held hostage by a bow and arrow-wielding group of West Papua rebels in the remote Papua region of Indonesia. 'We are relieved to hear that our much-loved colleague from the University of Southern Queensland Professor Bryce Barker has been released today,' Geraldine Mackenzie said in on Sunday. The vice-chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland expressed relief and thanked the PNG, Australian and New Zealand governments. ![]() He thanked all officials involved in the operation. ![]() 'To criminals, there is no profit in crime,' he wrote on Facebook. PNG Prime Minister James Marape said the final three hostages were secured 'through covert operations' without paying the $3.5 million kina ($1.4 million) ransom. The final three hostages - the professor and two PNG women - have now been freed safely. PNG authorities confirmed the release of one hostage on Friday. The highly regarded and experienced archaeologist and his research crew were conducting fieldwork in the remote Southern Highlands province of PNG when they were taken hostage by the armed group. Water droplet, Water Filter Drop Water softening, Ice water droplets, blue, splash png 788x800px Papua New Guinea Prime Minister has tweeted this picture of the freed Australian academic Bryce Barker (pictured left)
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