East Timor coalition seeks power
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Former President Xanana Gusmao seeks to form a coalition government after last week's elections.
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A commission to promote reconciliation between East Timor and Indonesia begins its first hearing.
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Indonesia and East Timor informed Secretary-General Kofi Annan that they have established a joint commission to deal with human rights violations during 1999 violence in East Timor that killed 1,500 people.
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East Timor&#039;s prime minister said Monday he was ready to resign to help end weeks of unrest and political turmoil in the tiny nation.
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East Timor's Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta formally announces he will run for the presidency in April's polls.
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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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Indonesia and East Timor announced plans for a historic joint commission to draw a line under past hostilities and resolve the 1999 bloodshed that marred the East Timorese march to independence.
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East Timor&#39;s President Jose Ramos-Horta wants the United Nations to maintain a presence in the tiny nation until 2012, he told visiting Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer on Thursday.
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Australia, Indonesia and East Timor should  aim to increase cooperation at upcoming three-country talks,  Jakarta's foreign minister said on Sunday, amid renewed  concerns about stability in the tiny fledging nation.
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Australia vows to help safeguard democracy in East Timor after attacks on the president and prime minister.
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Voters in East Timor went to the polls on Saturday to choose a new government tasked with uniting the population of the tiny fledgling state, shattered by violence, poverty and soaring unemployment.
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East Timor was supposed to be a showcase for U.N. nation-building, a rousing symbol of how a downtrodden land could stand on its own with help from the world.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose  Ramos-Horta is to be East Timor&#039;s new prime minister, President  Xanana Gusmao told reporters on Saturday, a move aimed at  ending weeks of political uncertainty in Asia&#039;s newest nation.
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Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor told a cheering crowd in his hometown Sunday that he will run in April's presidential elections, vowing to help return peace and stability to the troubled nation.
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East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has said his government would prioritize reconciliation and try to restore public confidence in the authorities after months of uncertainty in the tiny nation.
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East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta began his new job collecting weapons from civilians as the nation tries to rebuild from a spate of violence.
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East Timor's ruling party took an early lead on Monday over a party launched by resistance hero Xanana Gusmao, after a weekend parliamentary ballot in Asia's youngest nation.