News: East Timor

We have started to collect the most important news related to East Timor in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• June 28th 2018 – March 4th 2014
• December 4th 2013 – March 28th 2011
• January 4th 2011 – August 30th 2009
• August 29th 2009 – July 7th 2008
• June 27th 2008 – March 28th 2008
• March 19th 2008 – January 18th 2008
• November 16th 2007 – June 27th 2007
• May 30th 2007 – March 23rd 2007
• March 7th 2007 – September 5th 2006
• September 4th 2006 – July 8th 2006
• July 8th 2006 – June 20th 2006
• June 18th 2006 – May 31st 2006
• May 30th 2006 – March 9th 2006
• February 17th 2006 – December 1st 2005

East Timor: news

Australia defends Timor spy row raid

Wednesday, December 4th 2013, 6:16
related countries: Australia

Australia defends a raid on the offices of a lawyer representing East Timor in a spying row case against Australia at The Hague.
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New UN envoy for UN Guinea-Bissau

Tuesday, January 1st 2013, 5:30
related countries: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
related places: Bissau

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints the former president of East Timor, Nobel Peace prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta, as his special representative to Guinea-Bissau.
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UN ends East Timor peace mission

Monday, December 31st 2012, 13:57
related countries: Indonesia

The UN officially ends its peacekeeping operations in East Timor, 13 years after helping the nation win independence from Indonesia.
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Australia ends East Timor mission

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 5:18
related countries: Australia

Australia is wrapping up its security mission in East Timor, six years after sending troops to help restore stability amid widespread unrest.
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Hillary Clinton visits East Timor

Thursday, September 6th 2012, 6:59
related countries: United States

Hillary Clinton makes a landmark visit to East Timor following recent elections - the first US secretary of state to do so since its independence.
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East Timor PM heads for poll win

Sunday, July 8th 2012, 12:05

East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's party wins the general election, but will have to look for coalition partners, provisional results suggest.
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East Timor in key national poll

Saturday, July 7th 2012, 9:53

The people of East Timor have voted in general elections, in a key test that will decide whether UN peacekeepers leave by the end of the year.
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Ruak heading for East Timor win

Tuesday, April 17th 2012, 4:43

Former guerrilla leader Taur Matan Ruak is on track to win East Timor's presidential run-off, preliminary results show, defeating Francisco Guterres.
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E Timor votes in president poll

Monday, April 16th 2012, 3:33

East Timor votes for a new president in a run-off between two former freedom fighters, ahead of a decade of independence next month.
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E Timor president admits defeat

Monday, March 19th 2012, 5:05

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta admits defeat and congratulates his rivals after the first round of the country's presidential election.
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E Timor votes in presidency poll

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 8:21

East Timor holds the first round of its presidential election, 10 years after independence, with Jose Ramos Horta seeking re-election.
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Ireland to close Vatican embassy

Thursday, November 3rd 2011, 23:26
related countries: Ireland

The Irish Republic says it has decided to close its embassies to the Vatican, Iran and East Timor on cost-saving grounds.
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East Timor police back in charge

Monday, March 28th 2011, 8:33

East Timor's police are now back in charge after the United Nations hands back control of security.
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