BATUGADE, East Timor, May 22 (UNHCR) - After the heady celebrations of East Timor's Independence Day, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers got right down to work this week, visiting the ...

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 ...

On February 2, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) and the Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP) released a statement announcing the initiation of ...

DILI, East Timor, August 2 (UNHCR) - After travelling 3,000 miles and spending 40 days on a boat in the Indian Ocean, 56 boat people from Sri Lanka were today allowed to disembark in East Timor. The ...

Imagine throwing a party after 400 years of waiting, only to have tanks show up nine days later. That’s how East Timor’s story started – like the worst housewarming party ever. For 24 years, Indonesia ...

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will flag Australia's desire for deeper security and energy ties when he addresses East Timor's parliament on Wednesday, in his first visit ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation.