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[The following letter to the UN Security Council was signed by 65 individuals, representing nearly 50 organizations worldwide. Because of a short deadline, more are expected to join the list. A complete list of signers can be found at http://www.etan.org/news/2009/10unsc.htm.]...

A lack of political will to tackle corruption in East Timor is holding the country back, said Sebastiao Ximenes, East Timor�s Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice. "What all people expect is that our leaders must have a good political...

Balibo has already impressed the critics, now the music from the film has been honoured with two prestigious awards. The film's music was recognised with the awards at the 2009 Screen Music Awards in Sydney last night. East Timorese-born composer...

AN East Timorese government delegation led by Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao is in China looking for support for its bid for a major gas processing plant to be built in East Timor instead of Darwin. Woodside Petroleum, part of the...

East Timor (AP) — An investigator says a U.N. police officer has been found dead with gunshot wounds in a hotel room in East Timor. Timorese police investigator Mateus Fernandes said Tuesday that officer Frans Jemba of Gambia was "shot...

Although East Timor's government has survived a no-confidence motion in parliament, there still is considerable anger over the prime minister's decision to release a pro-Indonesia militia leader charged with war crimes. This crisis is another test for a fledgling democracy....

Orseck, the council president, heads the parks, public grounds and recreation committees. She is the nursing recruitment coordinator at Hackensack University Medical Center...Orseck cites health care costs that have risen 20 percent as a particular challenge during the council's budgeting...

If you order a beer, sit back and relax at one of the expat bars dotted along the coastal Pantai Kelapa road in this capital, you cannot help but notice the view: the stony beach, the swimming children and the...

Commodore Stuart Mayer took over as the Commander of the Australian and New Zealand forces in East Timor on Friday. He says East Timor is stable, but still faces challenges. "You have a very high number of young people, unemployment,...