East Timor
The skier taking East Timor to the Winter Olympics
A new flag will grace the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February. For the first time in the history of the Games, the colours of East Timor will be carried…
East Timor: Dili revisited
Ten years have passed since East Timor won its independence from Indonesia. But the tiny South-East Asian state remains locked in poverty. In Dili, the capital, the average…
UN officially withdraws from East Timor, 10 years after independence
On December 31st, the UN mission in East Timor will officially withdraw from the small country after 13 years on the ground. This year Dili celebrated 10 years of independence,…
East Timor votes in key test for young democracy
East Timor voted Saturday in a parliamentary election widely viewed as a key test for the UN to determine whether it can withdraw its peacekeeping force from Asia’s youngest…
East Timor's president fails to make election run-off
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday failed to make the run-off in the country's presidential election, preliminary poll results indicated. The second-round vote…
Opposition leads in East Timor early results
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta hopes for re-election looked questionable on Sunday as he lagged in third place behind an opposition leader and a former army chief in the…
East Timor in test vote
East Timor voted Saturday in a peaceful presidential election seen as a test of political stability ahead of the departure of UN troops. The young nation is still recovering from…