East Timor political leaders vow to work for peace
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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 capital of tiny East Timor was quiet  but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of  rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to  protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's  hideout.
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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 appeared to be headed for a coalition government Wednesday with most votes in last week&#39;s parliamentary polls counted but no one party set to win a majority needed to govern alone.
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East Timor&#039;s Nobel laureate foreign minister said Friday that he would control the government until a new administration was named, which he predicted would happen within days.
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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.
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East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has said his government would prioritize reconciliation and try to restore public confidence in the authorities after months of uncertainty in the tiny nation.
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East Timor's prime minister met Tuesday with hundreds of soldiers whose dismissal earlier this year sparked fierce gunbattles in the capital, and the eventual installation of a new government.
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East Timor appeared set Friday for a coalition government led by the independence leader Xanana Gusmao after the troubled nation&#39;s parliamentary election last week.
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East Timor&#039;s ruling party has snubbed a demand from the president and kept Mari Alkatiri on as prime minister, even though his departure had been seen as crucial to ending weeks of political turmoil.
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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 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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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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Union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.
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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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East Timor handed over security to Australian troops in the capital to restore order in the streets and stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
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The capital of tiny East Timor was quiet but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's hideout.