http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/East_TimorFind stories, videos, and photos about East Timor from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:48:30 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/cnnheroes.budi.soehardi/tztop.budi.soehardi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/East_Timor14433Find stories, videos, and photos about East Timor from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/cnnheroes.budi.soehardi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/cnnheroes.budi.soehardi/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt Roslin Orphanage, children giggle through deep concentration as they try to master the "Chicken Dance." It's a far cry from the Indonesian orphans' earlier months and years.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/12/coral.triangle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/12/coral.triangle/index.html#cnnSTCTextExperts have warned that the richly diverse coral reefs of the Coral Triangle around southeast Asia will disappear by the end of the century if action is not taken against climate change.Wed, 13 May 2009 04:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.reconciliation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.reconciliation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Iraqi officials speak loftily of ethnic and political reconciliation, Abu Wissam seethes.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/talkasia.horta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/talkasia.horta/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Jose Ramos-Horta is the president of East Timor, the former Portuguese colony shattered by conflict in 1999. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate recently spoke with CNN's Richard Quest in the presidential office about his lifelong work fighting for his people, achieving independence, and the 2006 violence that plagued the country. Ramos-Horta also spoke about the role the United Nations plays in his country and how he has reconciled with the Indonesian army.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/food.program.cutback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/food.program.cutback/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld Vision, one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations, announced Tuesday that it cannot feed 1.5 million of the 7.5 million people it fed last year and made an urgent appeal for international donors to step in.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/ramos.horta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/ramos.horta/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn February 11, a group of renegade soldiers invaded my home. As I walked toward my house, I was not aware that they had disarmed my guards and broken into the house, knocking down doors looking for me. But as I walked up the street -- ironically, Robert F. Kennedy Boulevard, named for one of my heroes -- I saw one of the renegades and knew that he was going to shoot me. As he aimed for my heart, I turned to run. Instead of the left side of my chest, he shot me twice in the right side of the back.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/east.timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/east.timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextChoking back tears, the president of East Timor said goodbye Wednesday to the Australian hospital staff who took care of him for five weeks following an assassination attempt at home.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his first public comments, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta thanked his medical staff and supporters but refrained from talking about the assassination attempt against him.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/etimor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/etimor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextEast Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has regained consciousness and spoken to family members after emerging from an induced coma following an assassination attempt, the country's deputy prime minister told CNN Thursday.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForces are searching for the remnants of rebels who attempted to assassinate the country's prime minister and presidentSun, 17 Feb 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralian Prime Minster Kevin Rudd on a one-day visit to the East Timorese capital Dili Friday pledged his nation's continued support in the aftermath of this week's assassination attempts on the prime minister and president.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEast Timor declared a 48-hour state of emergency Tuesday one day after assassination attempts on President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:19:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRenegade East Timorese commander Alfredo Reinado once boasted of his evasion and ambush skills to TIME. Last week a shootout with Presidential security guards led to his death Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEast Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Australia on Monday on full life support after being shot twice in an assassination attempt in his country, a medical official said. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJosÉ Ramos-Horta undergoes surgery at an Australian military base after renegade soldiers shoot him in the stomachMon, 11 Feb 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/suharto.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/suharto.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextResponsible for shaping modern Indonesia, Haji Muhammad Suharto was known as the "smiling general," but his legacy as one of the great Cold War era strongmen was built on corruption and a reign of violence that left hundreds of thousands dead.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/climate.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/climate.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has rejected a proposal Saturday by developing nations to clarify their responsibilities to control greenhouse gas emissions, prolonging a tense logjam blocking agreement on negotiations for a new global warming pact, The Associated Press reports. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/09/quest.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/09/quest.peace/index.html#cnnSTCText"I have a dream". Martin Luther King's famous speech cemented his status as one of the world's greatest peace makers. The American civil rights activist was the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. His life mission was to make the planet a better place.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/easttimor.violence.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/easttimor.violence.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA market and 10 houses were torched in East Timor during fighting between gangs armed with machetes and steel darts, the United Nations said Thursday. The organization also reported that two people were reported killed in another confrontation.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650038,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650038,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViolence breaks out following the naming of East Timor's new Prime Minister, threatening to plunge the fledgling nation back into chaos Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe young nation is learning that democracy isn't easy as no party captured a majority in the country's parliamentary voteSat, 07 Jul 2007 13:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/20/overland.journey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/20/overland.journey/index.htmlIf you think traveling overland on a bus from London to Sydney sounds like something exclusively for 20-something backpackers, think again.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/27/asean.draw/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/27/asean.draw/index.htmlThree-times winners Thailand have been drawn with bitter rivals Myanmar and Malaysia in the group stages of next year's ASEAN Football Championships, while co-hosts Singapore will meet Vietnam and Indonesia.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/australia.indonesia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/australia.indonesia/index.htmlAustralians believe Indonesia is a dangerous source of Islamic terrorism, a new opinion poll has found.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/timor.pm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/timor.pm/index.htmlEast Timor's President Xanana Gusmao and other leaders met in the capital Dili to pick a new prime minister a day after incumbent Mari Alkatiri resigned in an effort to end weeks of unrest and political instability.Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/timor.resign/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/timor.resign/index.htmlAmid pressure to step down, East Timor's embattled Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Monday he "is ready to resign" in an effort to end weeks of unrest.Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/timor.unrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/timor.unrest/index.htmlNearly 1,000 residents of East Timor's strife-torn capital Dili have stormed and looted a warehouse, adding to the chaos and lawlessness that have been plaguing the city.Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.australia.gas/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.australia.gas/index.htmlWhen Australia and East Timor signed a treaty on revenue-sharing from oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea in January, there was an expectation that the world's newest nation potentially could get a much-needed $4 billion boost to its coffers.Wed, 31 May 2006 07:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.unrest.gusmao/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.unrest.gusmao/index.htmlEast Timor President Xanana Gusmao has assumed control of security forces and the Interior Ministry after marauders stole evidence on killings that followed the young nation's break from Indonesia.Wed, 31 May 2006 05:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/timor.unrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/timor.unrest/index.htmlEast Timorese President Xanana Gusmao has called for calm in his strife-torn country, where violence in the capital, Dili, has forced thousands to flee to camps in the surrounding countryside.Tue, 30 May 2006 04:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/timor.australia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/timor.australia/index.htmlThe number of dead in the latest wave of violence in East Timor has risen to at least 20, with more than 50 people wounded, hospital officials in the capital Dili said Monday.Mon, 29 May 2006 04:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/timor.australia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/timor.australia/index.htmlAustralia beefed up its ground troop presence to 1,300 in volatile East Timor `to stop "outbreaks of communal and gang violence" in the tiny Asian nation, the Australian Defense Force said on Sunday.Sun, 28 May 2006 14:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/timor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/timor/index.htmlMilitias torched dozens of houses in East Timor's capital of Dili Saturday as international troops sought to stem the violence, The Associated Press reported.Fri, 26 May 2006 04:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor/index.htmlEast Timorese soldiers attacked unarmed police in the capital of Dili Thursday, killing nine and wounding 27, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said.Thu, 25 May 2006 22:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor.troops/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor.troops/index.htmlAustralian troops have arrived in the capital of East Timor, after weeks of clashes between security forces and former soldiers in this troubled nation have left people on edge.Thu, 25 May 2006 08:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/timor.tension/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/timor.tension/index.htmlAt least four countries are sending troops to East Timor in an effort to maintain order after a request for help from the violence-racked southeast Asian nation.Wed, 24 May 2006 05:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/timor.tension/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/timor.tension/index.htmlAustralia, New Zealand and Portugal have made plans to evacuate their citizens from East Timor if a tense political situation in the capital Dili again turns violent.Wed, 17 May 2006 00:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/easttimor.horta/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/easttimor.horta/index.htmlEast Timor's foreign minister has backed the accuracy of an independent report claiming up to 183,000 people died as a result of Indonesian military activity during its 24-year occupation of East Timor.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/easttimor.indonesia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/easttimor.indonesia/index.htmlHarsh policies by Indonesia's military during its 24-year occupation of East Timor led to the deaths of up to 180,000 people, a U.N. report cited by The Australian newspaper claims.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/australia.timor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/australia.timor/index.htmlAustralia and East Timor have signed a treaty on revenue-sharing from oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea that could potentially give East Timor an extra $4 billion.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/timor.travel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/timor.travel/index.htmlThe Australian Government has issued a warning of a possible terrorist attack or bombings of government buildings in East Timor.Wed, 11 May 2005 00:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/indonesia.australia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/indonesia.australia/index.htmlAustralia and Indonesia have signed off on a "comprehensive partnership" that will be the framework for future bilateral ties, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday.Sun, 03 Apr 2005 22:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/indonesia.quake/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/indonesia.quake/index.htmlAid efforts to earthquake-ravaged Sumatra are being hampered by the level of destruction, amid reports the situation is worse than expected on the hardest-hit island of Nias.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/24/un.population/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/24/un.population/index.htmlThe world's population will rise from 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations survey released Thursday.Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/australia.timor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/australia.timor/index.htmlAn agreement between Australia and East Timor on revenue sharing from disputed oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea could be in place by the end of this year, following talks in Canberra.Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346472/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346472/index.htmThere's never a bad time to seize opportunity, think big and change your life Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346466/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346466/index.htmSo you want to get rich, but opening a hotel in East Timor isn't what you had in mind? Don't worry, you're not alone. Few people have the temperament for the topsy-turvy entrepreneurial lifestyle, ...Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342737/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342737/index.htmAs soon as he could, Jim Rogers retired from investing to pursue his true passion, travel. So Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum fund with George Soros, took to circling the world, first on a mot...Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74674/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74674/index.htmHere are some of the places that foreign aggressors have annexed. -- Cambodia (pop. seven million): Vietnam invaded in 1979; still supports a puppet regime. -- East Timor (pop. 700,000): Indonesia ...Mon, 11 Feb 1991 05:01:00 EST