DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of ...

East Timor – It is a quiet afternoon in Lospalos. Just the clucking of chickens, the grunt of a pig and in the distance, a transistor radio playing Portuguese reggaeton; a typical small-town ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly ...

University students carry East Timor flags and banners during a protest demanding that the government cancel plans to provide lifetime pension and health allowances for lawmakers, outside the ...

DILI – East Timor on Friday celebrated the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in ...

(Adds Australian prime minister) JAKARTA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Indonesia's former foreign minister Ali Alatas, who died in Singapore on Thursday, was a widely respected figure in the region tipped at ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is ...

Sept. 1 (UPI) --Pope Francis will embark on an 11-day trip starting Tuesday to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The 87-year-old pope's longest journey of his pontificate will ...

A report charges that Indonesia's military caused the deaths of more than 100,000 people during its 24-year occupation of East Timor. East Timor's president hopes the report does not further strain ...

JAKARTA - UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Søren Jessen-Petersen arrived in Jakarta on Monday for talks with Indonesian officials. Jessen-Petersen, accompanied by the refugee agency's director for ...