The subsequent diplomatic deadlock has left Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, which now numbers in the millions, with scant ...

While Dili has publicly welcomed the former general's election, other Timorese -- particularly women -- want justice for his role in past atrocities.

During Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, thousands of children were separated from their families and taken to Indonesia.

Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to maintain peace and stability. Twenty-four years on, the ...

In September, Papua New Guinea achieved independence from Australia. In December, Indonesia’s occupation of East Timor commenced. And at home, Gough Whitlam was dismissed by John Kerr in November. By ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor ... in East Timor," which was deeply scarred by a brutal Indonesian occupation and bloody liberation struggle that followed the country's ...

Complex history - East Timor has a complex history marked by centuries-long Portuguese rule, decades of occupation by ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia--East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world’s youngest countries — has made international and ...

Ramos-Horta, 72, and Guterres, 67, were resistance figures during Indonesia’s occupation of East Timor. More than 76 percent of the votes last month went to resistance-era figures, showing how ...

The former bus driver set up the East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign in 1992, and campaigned tirelessly until a 1999 United Nations referendum ended 24 years of Indonesian military occupation ...