Timor rebel must be 'neutralised', says Australian PM
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East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado must be &quot;neutralised&quot; after escaping an attack by crack international troops on his hideout, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.
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Iraqâs interim prime minister warned today that efforts to resolve the stand-off in Fallujah peacefully have entered their âfinal phaseâ.
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East Timor's government should reconsider its policy of negotiating with rebels fighters after a botched assassination on the president, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Sunday.
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East Timor may need at least five years before the fledgling nation is ready to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said.
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Australia's top military commander on Wednesday urged rebel East Timorese soldiers to surrender as Australian commandos continue hunting them following an attack last week on the country's leadership.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday vowed to fight this year&#39;s election despite reports senior ministers have told the conservative leader his position in untenable.
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East Timor will no longer negotiate with renegade soldiers accused of attacking the nation's two top leaders last week, the acting president warned Monday, as the first arrest was made in the case.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard sought Thursday to calm a diplomatic row over the treatment in Sydney of a visiting Indonesian politician.
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The fugitive East Timor rebel leader surrounded in his hideout by Australian-led troops refused Friday to negotiate with a senior government official by telephone, demanding face-to-face talks.
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Australia Wednesday dismissed reports that it had assured the Indonesian government an inquest into the killing of five journalists in East Timor was nothing to worry about.
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East Timor&#039;s president appealed for calm between ethnic gangs as international troops said they had succeeded in disarming the fighters who were pushing the tiny country into chaos.
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East Timor&#039;s former prime minister Mari Alkatiri has urged thousands of supporters to take their fight to the ballot box amid hopes of an end to the political crisis paralysing the country.
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Prime Minister Siniora says he will 'root out and strike at terrorism'.
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Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.
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KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia warned Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday that it rejected his threat to launch pre-emptive strikes in the region to stop terrorist attacks.
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Australia's top military commander on  Wednesday urged rebel East Timorese soldiers to surrender as  Australian commandos continue hunting them following an attack  last week on the country's leadership.
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Prime Minister John Howard has rejected suggestions Australia was adopting the role of regional &quot;sheriff&quot; in the Pacific by building up its military and police forces.