East Timor launches operation against rebels
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East Timor's military and international  forces have launched an operation against rebels hiding in  hills near the capital following an assassination attempt on  the country's president.
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An East Timor rebel leader asked to negotiate with authorities Thursday as an Australian-led international force surrounded his hideout, but rejected calls to hand himself in, a witness with him said.
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An East Timorese independence hero faced off against a former prime minister for leadership in this fledgling democracy as important parliamentary elections got under way Saturday.
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The head of the UN mission in East Timor on Monday urged rebels accused of trying to kill the nation's top two leaders last week to surrender, as one person was arrested in connection with the attacks.
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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&#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.
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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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The international force in East Timor closed in Wednesday on wanted rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, but the renegade has vowed a fight to the death.
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A fugitive East Timor rebel being hunted by Australian troops is prepared to negotiate if the military operation against him is halted, one of his aides said Tuesday.
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The president of East Timor. Jose Ramos-Horta, is shot in the stomach during an attack by a rebel soldier.
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Rebel soldiers attacked the home of East  Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta early on Monday and he has  been wounded in the stomach by gunfire, a military spokesman  said on Monday.
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Indonesia shuts its border with East Timor after rebels capture weapons in a raid on an East Timorese police post.
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East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was  shot and critically wounded at his home in Dili on Monday in an  assassination attempt by rebel soldiers that analysts said  could spark renewed violence and political chaos in the tiny  nation.
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East Timor's president appealed for calm and international troops patrolled the streets of Dili on Monday, a day after troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse rampaging youths.
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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 during a ceremony in the capital.
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East Timor extended by 10 days a state of emergency imposed after assassination attempts on the president and the prime minister
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An East Timor rebel leader asked to negotiate with authorities Thursday as an Australian-led international force surrounded his hideout, but rejected calls to surrender, a witness with him said.