Australian, Indonesian FMs in East Timor for talks
642503
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.
543841
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.
346150
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.
746908
The man widely tipped to be named this week as East Timor&#039;s new premier, Jose Ramos-Horta, has taken charge of a meeting of ministers to plot the tiny nation&#039;s route from crisis.
378987
Three FBI agents arrived in East Timor on Wednesday to join the investigation into attacks last week on the tiny nation's president and prime minister.
543085
Eight candidates are set to campaign for the presidency of East Timor, an official said Saturday, as Australian troops chase a fugitive rebel some fear could destabilise the vote.
590301
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.
525658
Indonesian ministers and exiled rebel leaders seeking the independence of the tsunami-devastated Aceh province agreed with Finnish mediators on Thursday to hold face-to-face talks about ending nearly 30 years of fighting.
159984
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Friday his nation's troops would stay in East Timor as long as needed, following assassination bids on the president and prime minister this week.
36320
East Timor&#039;s capital was returning to normal after Australian troops took to the streets to restore order and stop bloody clashes between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
621891
East Timor readied for the swearing-in this week of its new prime minister, Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, whose appointment raises hopes for an end to weeks of tension in the young nation.
222127
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.
468053
The Solomon Islands government has made overtures to Canberra for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to meet Australian leader John Howard in a bid to resolve months of diplomatic tension.
475963
East Timor will sign a formal request to join the 10-member Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) next week, the tiny nation's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said.
184668
Australian-led troops are hunting for rebels thought to have carried out attacks on East Timor's top leaders.
562971
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.
546861
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.