east timor news

• Nation & World

East Timor prime minister announces resignation

• Charleston Daily Mail
• June 27, 2006

• In Brief

EAST TIMOR Students raped in political strife

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• August 14, 2007

• International Troops Arrive in East Timor Amid Fierce Gunbattles

DILI, East Timor -- Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding more than a dozen, as international troops started arriving in the tiny nation to help quell a rebellion by disgruntled ex-soldiers. N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he will send an envoy to the capital of the troubled country, a spokeswoman said.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• May 25, 2006

• A Grotian moment: changes in the legal theory of statehood.

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• Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
• Vol. 39 Nbr. 2, March 2011

• Nation & World

East Timor leader shot in failed coup

• Charleston Daily Mail
• February 12, 2008

• Fire Hits Arms Depot Fire Hits Arms Depot

East Timor: Students raped DILI -- A priest in East Timor said Saturday that dozens of attackers raided a convent and raped several female students, including one around 8 years old.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• August 12, 2007

• Rival Gangs Torch Homes in East Timor Fighting ; Thousands Flee Capital; Hide in Churches, Embassies

DILI, East Timor Tens of thousands of East Timorese fled their burning capital or sought refuge in churches, embassies and the airport Sunday as gangs terrorized neighborhoods virtually at will. The United Nations evacuated hundreds of employees. Foreign peacekeepers dispersed some militants but they quickly regrouped. The U.N. special representative in Dili said more international peacekeepers may be needed to restore order in the capital.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• May 30, 2006

• East Timor President Hurt in an Attack On His Home

DILI, East Timor -- Rebel soldiers attacked the home of President Jose Ramos-Horta early today and wounded him in the stomach. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader was in "stable condition" after the shooting, the prime minister said. East Timor television reported that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's home also came under fire but that no one was hurt, raising the possibility that the rebels soldiers may have been staging a coup attempt.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• February 11, 2008

• The World

New prime minister chosen in East Timor DILI, EAST TIMOR - Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was named East Timor's new prime minister Saturday, shouldering the challenge of returning the young nation to stability after months of violence and political turmoil.

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• Augusta Chronicle, The
• July 11, 2006

• World Datelines

East Timor: Premier sworn in DILI -- Independence hero Xanana Gusmao was sworn in as East Timor's new prime minister on Wednesday, a day after his appointment triggered violence by opposition loyalists in which at least six people were injured.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• August 08, 2007