THE CRISIS in East Timor penetrated the headlines of the U.S. media only after tens of thousands of people fled street violence in the capital of Dili and the government invited nearby Australia to ...

East Timor's independence success story is not as successful as everyone had thought. Many, including current Defense Minister Jose Ramos Horta, are asking the U.N. to help this infant nation make it ...

On April 17, 1999, before his house was destroyed, before his eyes were permanently shaded by sorrow, Manuel Carrascalao stood in his driveway and said goodbye to his son. He was on his way to the ...

Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is marking the 25th anniversary of its vote to become independent from Indonesia. East Timor had been under Indonesian occupation since 1975. Indonesia killed more than a ...