Thousands of East Timorese seek refuge
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Angelita Gonzales, heading into the ninth month of her seventh pregnancy, has been sleeping on the floor of a basketball court for weeks. When the labor pains come, &quot;I don&#039;t know where I&#039;ll go,&quot; said the distraught housewife, one of tens of thousands who fled their homes in East Timor&#039;s capital when violence began last month.
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The fate of East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, blamed by opponents for the unrest that gripped the tiny nation last month, is hanging in the balance after the president asked him to resign.
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DILI, East Timor, March 5 -- East Timor's president invoked emergency powers on Monday to quell unrest after hundreds of young men demanding a withdrawal of foreign troops blockaded roads with burning tires and concrete blocks. The United States issued a travel warning, and Australia said it would...
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Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Thursday urged wanted East Timorese rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, surrounded by Canberra-led troops, to surrender.
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East Timor's military and international forces have launched an operation against rebels hiding in hills near the capital following an assassination attempt on the country's president.
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Fighting between disgruntled former soldiers and the military left at least two people dead in East Timor on Tuesday, as Australia and New Zealand offered to provide troops to the tiny nation to help restore calm.
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DILI, East Timor  - About 40 prisoners escaped from a jail in East Timor on Saturday, officials said, adding to security concerns in the tiny nation as it prepares for elections following political turmoil and violence last year.
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East Timor&#039;s president has issued an appeal for calm as thousands of supporters of ex-prime minister Mari Alkatiri prepared to camp out after rolling through the capital in a major show of strength.
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Hundreds of additional Australian troops have landed in Dili to boost an international peacekeeping force sent to quell violence and restore order in East Timor.
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Up to 100 elite Australian troops have arrived in East Timor amid fears a tense stand-off between international forces and a wanted rebel leader could spark fresh violence, media reported Saturday.
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East Timor's leader urges his countrymen to pray for and forgive ailing former Indonesian leader, Suharto
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East Timorese rebel Alfredo Reinado escaped when Australian troops stormed his stronghold, killing four of his armed men, a defence official said Sunday.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thousands of terrified Indonesians were searching for shelter yesterday after an earthquake killed at least 70 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings on Sumatra island.
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East Timor&#039;s president extended his emergency powers and warned of possible early elections amid fresh fears of violence as thousands of supporters of the ex-premier massed on the edge of the capital.
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Thousands are fleeing villages in eastern Sri Lanka amid fighting between Tamil Tigers and government forces.
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East Timor&#039;s former prime minister Mari Alkatiri urged thousands of supporters to take their fight to the ballot box amid hopes of an end to the political crisis paralyzing the country.
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Australia and Portugal agreed to send forces to quell violence between East Timorese troops and rebel soldiers, following an urgent appeal from the world&#039;s newest nation which said its own army cannot cope.