East Timor set for govt headed by Gusmao&#39;s party
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Minority parties in East Timor headed by a party set up by independence leader Xanana Gusmao announced Friday they had formed a coalition and would seek to form a government after recent polls.
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East Timor&#039;s President Xanana Gusmao swore in a new government as his tiny nation looked for a return to political order after several weeks of unrest.
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East Timor appeared headed for a coalition government Wednesday with most votes in last week&#39;s parliamentary polls counted but no one party set to win the majority needed to govern alone.
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Nobel prize-winner Jose Ramos-Horta has been named as East Timor&#039;s new prime minister, President Xanana Gusmao announced, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the nation.
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East Timor votes in a parliamentary poll dominated by promises to ease poverty and strengthen security.
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East Timor&#39;s ruling Fretilin party took an early lead Monday as ballot counting gained momentum after weekend parliamentary polls which EU observers hailed as democratic.
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International police deployed to East Timor in the wake of unrest in May have formally handed over their authority to the United Nations at a ceremony in the capital.
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East Timor's Prime Minister, Jose  Ramos-Horta, said on Sunday he expected a new U.N. mission to  arrive in a month, a move aimed at shoring up security in the  fledgling nation torn by violence three months ago.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set Monday to head Thailand's first single-party government  following a big election win that was widely expected but was  turning out to be more one-sided than forecast.
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East Timor is likely to face an upsurge in anti-government protests and civil unrest this week, Australia warned in a travel advisory.
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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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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&#039;s President Xanana Gusmao is heading to Indonesia to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for talks on the security situation here following a wave of deadly street violence.
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Early results in East Timor's election shows a slight lead for the ruling Fretilin party as EU monitors hail the vote.
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More international police will soon be sent to East Timor to restore order following recent deadly violence, an Australian minister said, as three local police officers gunned down last month were laid to rest.
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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.