This video explores how Timor Leste has developed as an independent nation alongside Indonesia. It examines the country's ...

As Timor-Leste celebrates its 20th independence anniversary, former president and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate José Ramos-Horta has been announced as the new president-elect in the Asian country of ...

East Timor’s new President Jose Ramos-Horta, center, reads his oath during his inauguration ceremony in the capital of Dili, Friday, May 20, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira Former ...

Every year on August 30, Timor-Leste celebrates Popular Consultation Day 1999. It commemorates an event of historical importance: when the people of Timor-Leste were finally given the chance to vote ...

In 2017, Timor-Leste celebrates its 15th year as a sovereign nation. Timor-Leste’s independence after 25 years of occupation demonstrated that the international community could come together to help ...

On this date in history: In 526, up to 300,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Syria and Antioch. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

Timor-Leste is a country forged out of violence. Three hundred years of Portuguese colonialism were marked by tribal brawling, and infighting was a tradition that would undermine efforts to provide a ...

imor Leste’s first president Xanana Gusmão urged Indonesia on Wednesday to take more leadership positions and encourage cross-country dialogue on the international stage, noting that it is what Dili ...

Across Timor-Leste’s capital Dili, the red, yellow and black flags were fluttering, the streets were cleaned and public buildings given a lick of paint last week before hundreds of foreign dignitaries ...

On August 30, Timor-Leste will celebrate the referendum that gave it independence from Indonesia. For the people of this small island, it has been a long battle – one that continues today. You can ...

Francisco Guterres, a former president of East Timor and a leading figure in the country’s independence movement, has died.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Athletes from the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste team arrive at the Olympic opening ceremonies at National Stadium at the ...