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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Vote counting began on Sunday after the people of East Timor voted to choose a parliament that could help the young, poor nation get back on track after the euphoria of independence was shaken by communal bloodshed last year.
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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 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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Australia and Indonesia have opened trilateral talks with East Timor as Canberra said it was planning to reduce its troop commitment despite continuing instability in the fledgling nation.
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East Timor could slide into renewed violence if it does not reform its security services, a think-tank says.
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Australian-led troops are hunting for rebels thought to have carried out attacks on East Timor's top leaders.
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East Timor is set to vote in a parliamentary poll dominated by promises to ease poverty and strengthen security.
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Troops and police enforced a state of emergency across East Timor on Tuesday as President Jose Ramos-Horta recuperated from an assassination bid that doctors said he was lucky to survive.
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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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Fighting and looting erupted in East Timor&#039;s capital on Tuesday as its leaders held urgent meetings to find a way out of the worst crisis in the young nation&#039;s seven-year history.
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A commission to promote reconciliation between East Timor and Indonesia begins its first hearing.
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Counting was underway across East Timor on Sunday, a day after peaceful legislative elections were held for the first time since the country&#39;s independence in 2002.
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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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Vote counting began on Sunday after the  people of East Timor voted to choose a parliament that could  help the young, poor nation get back on track after the  euphoria of independence was shaken by communal bloodshed last  year.
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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.
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Suspense built in East Timor on Monday as Dili joined in vote counting after weekend polls which EU observers hailed as democratic.