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The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (), commonly known as East Timor (Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e, ), is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A former guerrilla fighter who became East Timor's army chief is on course to be the new president of Asia's newest and poorest nation, preliminary election results showed Tuesday.
Jose Maria Vasconcelos, known by his nom de guerre, Taur Matan Ruak, received 61 percent of the vote in Monday's run-off, according to the preliminary figures. His rival, Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres, got 38 percent.The results released by the National Election Commission still need to be vetted by the court of appeals before they are official. But with such a large gap, it's unlikely there will be any significant change.East Timor, a half-island nation of 1.1 million people, has had a turbulent past. It voted overwhelmingly in 1999 to end 24 years of brutal Indonesian occupation that had left more than 170,000 dead. Withdrawing soldiers and proxy militias went on a rampage, killing another 1,500 people and destroying much of the infrastructure.The international community was quick to jump in, deploying U.N. p...When East Timor voted for independence in 1999, militia loyal to the departing Indonesian rulers went on a rampage that took more than 1,000 lives. War engulfed Koso...
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Two former guerrilla leaders vied for East Timor's presidency Monday, each hoping to steer the young, often-troubled nation after U.N. peacekeeping troops begin thei...
Official election results have named a former guerrilla fighter who became East Timor's army chief as the nation's new president.The Supreme Court of Appeal which ha...
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DILI, East Timor (AP) — One of East Timor's deputy prime ministers said he has resigned after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao publicly called him a "liar" for his outsp...
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's new leader proposed Tuesday that East Timor become a U.N.-approved processing hub for asylum seekers as a way to stem a recent influx of bo...
An apparent clerical error prompted judges to postpone the long-awaited war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic on Thursday, possibly fo...
A powerful earthquake hit waters off East Timor on Tuesday, but officials said there was no threat of a tsunami. There also were no immediate reports of injuries or ...
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