Australian soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force bring supplies to their East Timor base on April 16. 200 Australian troops sent in the wake of attacks on the tiny nation's president will be withdrawn (AFP/File) Australia will withdraw 200 troops from
The leader of a group of East Timor rebels accused of trying to assassinate President Jose Ramos-Horta in February is preparing to surrender and may give himself up early this week, a UN spokeswoman said. Gastao Salsinha, who took command after rebel
0 Gastao Salsinha, who took command after rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was killed in the attack on Ramos-Horta, is currently in a house in Ermera district, 75 km (47 miles) west of the capital, with three of his men, said Alison Cooper of the United
TWO rebels involved in attacks on East Timor's top two political leaders have been arrested at the Jakarta home of a notorious Timor-born gangster known as Hercules, Indonesian police say. Investigators in Dili have established that Hercules, whose real
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia will withdraw 200 troops from East Timor which were sent in the wake of attacks on the tiny nation's president and prime minister, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said. In a statement released late Saturday, Rudd said the situation in
DILI (Reuters) - The leader of a group of East Timor rebels accused of trying to assassinate President Jose Ramos-Horta in February is preparing to surrender and may give himself up early this week, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Sunday. Gastao Salsinha, who
The leader of a group of East Timor rebels accused of trying to assassinate President Jose Ramos-Horta in February is preparing to surrender and may give himself up early this week, a UN spokeswoman said. Gastao Salsinha, who took command after rebel