East Timorese rebel leader close to surrender: U.N.

"She said authorities were in talks with Gastao Salsinha, the right-hand man of major Alfredo Reinado who was killed leading coordinated armed attacks on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and President Jose Ramos-Horta on February 11."He is in a house in a village near Gleno in...

Indonesia still questioning "elements" having links with Reinado

"The Indonesian government is still waiting for clarifications about whom Timor Leste President Ramos Horta meant when he said "elements in Indonesia" had had contacts with rebel leader Alfredo Reinado.Ramos Horta was quoted by the Associated Press as saying in Dili recently...

No Indonesian serviceman has any link with Alfredo: army chief

""None of them had any contact with him. Indonensian army members (in East Nusatenggara bordering Timor Leste) only have the duty to guard the border and they are not allowed to enter the neighboring country," the army chief said at a gathering with retired army officers here...

RI-Timor Leste frontier not impregnable : mily border guard chief

""There are many, many obscure back-country routes foreigners can take to go to or come from the neighoring country. Moreover, they know the region well. Most border-crossings are done at night , and we are short of night-vision binoculars," he said here Monday. The border...

Indonesian FM challenges Ramos Horta to prove allegation on Reinado

"The Indonesian government has asked Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta to provide evidence to support his allegation that Timor Leste rebel commander Alfredo Reinado had received support from "elements in Indonesia"."If Timor Leste can provide evidence, we will be ready...

E Timor president Ramos-Horta returns home

"The visibly thinner president stepped off a plane from the Australian city of Darwin to a hero`s welcome from more than 1,000 supporters and figures from across the tiny Asian nation`s fractious political spectrum.Crowds waving East Timorese flags and wearing white T-shirts...

Xanana Gusmao visits Ramos Horta at Darwin hospital

"Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao accompanied by his wife arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory on Monday to pay a visit to ailing President Jose Ramos Horta at the Royal Darwin hospital.Timor Leste President Horta sustained serious gunshots...

Horta forgives rebel officer who tried to kill him

Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has forgiven Alfredo Reinado, the rebel officer who was killed while leading an attack to assassinate him in Dili last February 11, Timor Leste`s Acting President Fernando `Lasama` de Araujo said.Horta who is...

Key soldier wanted in East Timor attacks surrenders

Dili (ANTARA News) - A key renegade soldier sought in connection with last month's attacks on the leadership of East Timor has surrendered, the head of the country's joint military and police operation said here Sunday.Amaro da Silva Susar, the second most wanted person in...

Australia questions Timor`s policy of rebel talks

Sydney (ANTARA News) - East Timor's government should reconsider its policy of negotiating with rebels fighters after a botched assassination on the president, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Sunday.President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot several times during a...

East Timor to issue arrest warrants after assassination bidsEAS

Dili (ANTARA News/AFP) - East Timor is set to issue arrest warrants for 18 suspects following assassination bids on the president and prime minister this week, a senior official said Wednesday."On this preliminary list there are 18 names and this number may still grow,...

Timor rebels fire shots near UN patrol: official

"A United Nations police patrol in East Timor was met with warning shots after stumbling on a group of fugitive rebels that have been on the run since 2006 unrest in the young nation, a police spokesman said. A patrol car ran into the rebels while inspecting roads for damage...