By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 27 June 2007 The campaign period for East Timor's parliamentary elections has ended with relatively little violence, but tensions remain and security is tight in this volatile country. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports f...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 05 June 2007 East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta in Dili (File Photo) The president of East Timor says the capital, Dili, remains volatile after two people were killed during election campaigning for parliamentary el...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 08 May 2007 Election workers prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to remote sub-districts after a ceremony at the local district office in Dili, East Timor, 08 May 2007 The troubled nation of East Timor is c...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 07 May 2007 A representative from the U.N. mission in East Timor said everything is nearly ready for Wednesday's presidential election run-off. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from East Timor's capital, Dil...
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 June 2006 East Timor A U.S. official has told members of Congress that the Bush administration is committed to helping East Timor overcome its recent crisis amid continuing violence. --------- Deputy Assistant Secretary...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 28 June 2006 A new wave of violence in East Timor is raising fresh concerns over the country's stability after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigned earlier this week. Rival factions and international peacekeepers are squari...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 June 2006 East Timor's former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri The former East Timor prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, has been summoned by prosecutors for questioning over allegations he formed a hit squad to silence his...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2006 Australian peacekeepers in East Timor have arrested a leader of rebel troops for illegal weapons possession, following the expiration of a gun amnesty. Alfredo Reinado, a former army major, headed a group that incl...