He was a rebel, a guerrilla leader, the symbol of his country. She was A foreigner, a teacher, a spy. They fell in love though they'd never met.…

Ellen Nakashima, Jakarta – Indonesian government officials said they expect to avert calls for an international war crimes tribunal on Indonesian…

Amnesty International Secretary General, Irene Khan, wrote today to the members of the Security Council urging them to act upon the…

Australian businessman, Ian Melrose, has put to air a new television ad which aims to expose the Howard Government's tactics regarding a deal to…

Jakarta – Human rights groups on Wednesday called on UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to back a plan for international trials for Indonesian…

Irwin Arieff – The Security Council is sitting on a UN expert panel's recommendation for an international tribunal to try Indonesian and local…

His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017-3515

We write to encourage…

Tom Allard – It has to be the most unlikely of alliances, a concord that has defied a bloody history forged in battle. One man, Xanana Gusmao, was…

Trudy Harris, Mark Dodd – East Timor president Xanana Gusmao yesterday defended a lucrative weapons deal between his Government and the Prime…

"International justice is now a crucial last resort to bring justice to the victims particularly as both the Timorese and Indonesian Governments…

East Timor on Friday stood by its former occupier, Indonesia, in jointly rejecting a UN panel's recommendation that an international tribunal be…

Jakarta – A number of human rights non-governmental organizations questioned the Indonesian government's rejection of the recommendation of a UN…

1. Who says what:

It should be clear that most info coming out at present is from Australian government leaks.

The…

Dennis Shanahan, Nigel Wilson – East Timor is expected to get more than $13 billion in gas royalties after a new deal with the Australian…

Mark Dodd – The East Timorese Prime Minister's brother has been granted a lucrative monopoly to sell weapons to the country's Government, with a…

New York – The idea of forming an international tribunal to try the 1999 post-ballot human rights violations in East Timor is not likely to gain…

Sydney – East Timor is in danger of becoming a failed state without outside aid, the fledgling nation's President Xanana Gusmao said on a visit to…

All of East Timor's fledgling dreams, and all of the threats to those dreams, are on display in The Australian today. First the good news. After a…

Mark Dod – East Timor is Asia's poorest country. Its President, former guerilla fighter and national resistance hero Xanana Gusmao, says money is…

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer didn't arrive in Melbourne in time on Tuesday to see himself and his Labor predecessor Gareth Evans share a…

Negotiations to determine seabed boundaries and ownership of the oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea have been long-running between Australia…

Jakarta – Indonesia today formally rejected a recommendation by a UN panel of experts that an international tribunal be set up to judge military…

Jakarta – The Commission of Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KONTRAS) has urged the government to follow up the United Nations'…

Veronica Brooks, Canberra – East Timor's Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday a revenue-sharing pact with Australia covering the US$5…

Marwaan Macan-Markar, Bangkok – Indonesia's hope of emerging as a force for democracy in Southeast Asia faces a reality check in regard to its…

Dili – Leaders of martial arts groups in East Timor that have fought deadly clashes in the last year signed an accord Thursday to seek dialogue…

Anne Barker – The United Nations Security Council has been handed a report that recommends an International War Crimes tribunal on…

Evelyn Leopold, United Nations – Six years after the Indonesian army and allied gangs waged a scorched-earth campaign in East Timor, a UN-…

Jakarta – Indonesia flatly rejected a recommendation by a UN panel to set up an international tribunal to prosecute Indonesian forces and militia…

The Indonesian Government has flatly rejected a United Nations demand that it punishes the military officers accused of masterminding the…

Karen Michelmore – Australia and East Timor are close to striking a deal on a maritime boundary, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said tonight.…

A UN Commission of Experts has advised the UN Security Council to establish an international criminal tribunal if Indonesia fails to take action…

The long-awaited final report of the UN Commission of Experts appointed to investigate the judicial processes for atrocities committed in Timor…

New York – The United Nations Security Council should endorse a UN commission's recommendations for addressing Indonesia's failure to ensure…

Pressure was mounting on Indonesia to address its bloodstained exit from East Timor in 1999, as a UN team of experts called for an international…

Slobodan Lekic, Jakarta – Human rights groups Tuesday hailed a UN panel recommendation that an international tribunal be formed to try Indonesian…

A United Nations commission says Indonesia should be given six months to re-try those accused of destroying East Timor or they should face an…

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has reportedly handed-over the report of the Commission of Experts on justice for East Timor to the Security…

David Rose – Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is facing MPs' demands to help clear up the mystery surrounding the slaying of two British newsmen 30…

The United States has offered full support in working with East Timor and Indonesia to make the Truth and Friendship Commission formed by the two…

Washington – Poverty-struck East Timor has made "commendable progress" since wrenching its independence from Indonesia but needs to do much more…

Jill Jolliffe, Darwin – Indonesia should retry accused war criminals acquitted by a special court in Jakarta because the process was a sham,…

Veronica Brooks, Canberra – East Timor's Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, said Friday he believes Dili and Canberra can quickly finalize a revenue-…

Michael Richardson – It has been a rollercoaster ride of more than two years of sometimes acrimonious talks between Australia and East Timor on…

Lisbon – A leader of East Timor's Roman Catholics warned Thursday that although the recent dispute between his powerful church and the…

Bloomberg – East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao said his country shouldn't rush to settle a dispute with Australia over offshore oil and gas…

Commenting ahead of the East Timorese Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri's visit to Melbourne today, Timor Sea Justice Campaign co-ordinator Tom Clarke…

Ahead of a visit by the Prime Minister of East Timor, Mari Alkatiri, to Melbourne this week, the Australian Council of Trade Unions has renewed…

An inquest will be held into the death of Balibo Five cameraman Brian Peters, killed 30 years ago in East Timor.

His sister, Maureen Tolfree…

An international relations academic says Australian peackeeping troops are being withdrawn from East Timor prematurely.

The Australian…