FBI agents arrive in East Timor

FBI agents have arrived in the troubled nation of East Timor, to assist authorities investigate last week's apparent kidnap attempt of the country's president and prime minister. President Ramos-Horta, 58, a...

Shot East Timorese president had agreed amnesty with rebels

As East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta recovers from his fourth operation since being shot by rebels in an apparent kidnap attempt last week, it has emerged that a secret amnesty agreement had been agreed...

'Anti-Insurgency' Operation Begins in East Timor

The crisis in East Timor continues, as UN E join Australian military troops in the hunt for those suspected of attempting to assassinate President Jose Ramos-Horta."Australian troops backed by helicopters hunted...

East Timor Declares State of Emergency

UPDATE: Australian troops have begun arriving in East Timor to help maintain peace during the state of emergency, while East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta remains in critical but stable condition in a...

East Timor president Ramos-Horta is shot

"The president of East Timor. Jose Ramos-Horta, has been injured by gunfire during an attack on his home, an army spokesman says. A renegade soldier, Alfredo Reinado, was shot dead by the president's guards....

Ramos-Horta asks East Timorese to forgive Soeharto

""It is impossible for us to forget the past but East Timor should forgive him before he dies, and I ask people to pray for Soeharto as the former president of Indonesia," Ramos-Horta was quoted by AFP as telling reporters.Soeharto, who ruled Indonesia ruthlessly for more...

East Timor PM denounces rebel`s absence at peace talks

"The government had launched a massive manhunt for Alfredo Reinado, formerly of the military police, when he escaped from jail in August 2006. President Jose Ramos-Horta called off the search in June in a bid to start a dialogue."I will give Alfredo and Salsinha (one of...

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