By Fausto Belo Ximenes: I do agree to a certain degree that the support from the international community has been very limited. Yet it is paramount importance to understand the nature of the so-called international community and to what extent it could be influential in the world politics. The international community functions largely [if...
Since its birth the fledgling nation of East Timor has experienced poverty and hardships.
East Timor's decision to release an Indonesian accused of crimes against humanity has drawn international protests.
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has angrily denied allegations that he signed a rice deal with a company in which his daughter had an interest.
Img: East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta. Credit: Jeffrey Kingston. East Timor’s President Jose Ramos Horta speaks to the ABC’s Jim Middleton about the five newsmen killed in Balibo, East Timor on the eve of the Indonesian invasion in December 1975. In this video Ramos Horta gives a fascinating insight into the events which...
