http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/East_Timor_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about East Timor Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:34:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/east.timor.president/tztop.ramos.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/East_Timor_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about East Timor Politics from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/east.timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/timor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/etimor.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/09/quest.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://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.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/timor.pm/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/timor.resign/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/timor.unrest/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.australia.gas/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/timor.unrest.gusmao/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/timor.unrest/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/timor/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/timor.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/timor.tension/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/timor.tension/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/easttimor.horta/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/easttimor.indonesia/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/australia.timor/index.htmlhttp://www.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 EDT