Australia urges East Timor rebels to surrender
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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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East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot and seriously wounded Monday by rebel soldiers in an attempt to assassinate the nation's leaders, and was airlifted to Australia for emergency treatment.
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Australia's prime minister and the United  Nations chief on Friday pledged continued support for East  Timor to ensure peace and stability in the tiny nation.
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The fugitive East Timor rebel leader attacked overnight in his mountain stronghold by an Australian-led international security force has disappeared, witnesses said Sunday.
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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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Thousands of protesters demanded the ouster of East Timor&#039;s prime minister Saturday, blaming him for provoking violence and political chaos.
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The political leaders of unrest-plagued East Timor have pledged to work together to return peace and order to the fledgling nation.
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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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East Timorese rebel Alfredo Reinado escaped when Australian troops stormed his stronghold, killing four of his armed men, a defence official said Sunday.
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East Timor's newly installed Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has offered a weapons amnesty to prevent a repeat of communal clashes which left 21 dead and displaced 150,000 two months ago.
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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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Up to 100 elite Australian troops have arrived in East Timor amid fears a tense stand-off between international forces and a wanted rebel leader could spark fresh violence, media reported Saturday.
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East Timor's president urged Timorese to  pray for Suharto, the former Indonesian president who ordered  the brutal invasion of East Timor in 1975 and who now lies  critically ill in hospital.
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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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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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East Timor Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has asked a breakaway rebel leader to hand over his group&#039;s arms, saying the tiny nation needed to focus on building peace.
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East Timor&#039;s rebel leader has rejected an agreement designed to end days of violence in the tiny nation and demanded the sacking of the country&#039;s embattled prime minister.