East Timor rebel escapes as troops launch raid
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An Australian-led international peacekeeping force launched a raid to capture East Timor rebel Alfredo Reinado on Sunday, killing four people, an Australian commander said.
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Women and children ran screaming from their homes Saturday as renegade militias lit dozens of houses ablaze in East Timor&#039;s capital Saturday, even as foreign troops worked to stem violence that threatens to split the tiny nation apart.
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The aftermath of the latest mission to catch East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado
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An East Timor rebel leader asked to negotiate with authorities Thursday as an Australian-led international force surrounded his hideout, but rejected calls to surrender, a witness with him said.
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Anti-insurgency commandos overran a rebel base in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least 20 guerrillas, the military said.
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Rebel soldiers attacked the home of East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta early on Monday and he has been wounded in the stomach by gunfire, a military spokesman said on Monday.
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East Timor President and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was shot twice, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao escaped unhurt Monday in coordinated attacks on their homes allegedly by rebel troops, officials said.
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East Timor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after attacks on the country's top leaders in a failed coup left the president in "extremely serious" condition with gunshot wounds
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Indonesian authorities have stepped up security at the border with East Timor to prevent a rebel East Timor military leader who escaped from jail from entering the country, a report said.
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Thousands are fleeing villages in eastern Sri Lanka amid fighting between Tamil Tigers and government forces.
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Two people were injured in street clashes involving stone-throwing gangs and intervening Portuguese troops in East Timor's capital Dili, an officer said.
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East Timor extended by 10 days a state of emergency imposed after assassination attempts on the president and the prime minister
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Rebel soldiers shot and wounded East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta and opened fire on the prime minister Monday as part of a failed coup in the recently independent nation, officials said.
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East Timor rebel soldiers surrendered the first of their weapons to Australian peacekeepers Friday, beginning a process deemed vital to ending months of bloody unrest.
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International police and troops in East   Timor were searching on Thursday for rebel leader Major Alfredo   Reinado after a mass jailbreak raised serious concern about   fragile security in the fledgling nation.
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Indonesia has temporarily closed its  border with East Timor to prevent fugitives sneaking into  Indonesian territory ahead of a tense lead-up to presidential  elections, the military said on Monday.
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The president of East Timor. Jose Ramos-Horta, is shot in the stomach during an attack by a rebel soldier.