Police, backed by U.N. peacekeepers, are patrolling the East Timorese capital Dili after a violent outbreak of rioting by students in the newly-independent nation. Many Timorese have been shocked by ...

Twenty-five years after their peacekeeping tour of duty in East Timor, Kiwi military veterans returned to visit the place and ...

East Timor has made domestic and international commitments to scale up its share of renewable energy generation. In 2016, it was one of nearly 200 countries that signed the United Nations’ Paris ...

East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao told AFP on Friday that Pope Francis left a legacy of reconciliation but also confronted the issue of child abuse during a rare visit to Asia's youngest ...

Brandishing his government-gifted medals near a statue of the Virgin Mary in East Timor's capital, ex-rebel Crisanto de Jesus Alves da Costa says Pope Francis's message of hope on a rare visit ...

A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are ...

East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao told AFP in an interview that Pope Francis left a legacy of peace and reconciliation - Copyright AFP YASUYOSHI CHIBA East ...