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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
... dozens dead. Violence flared again in February this year as rebel soldiers attacked Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and President Jose Ramos-Horta. Both survived, and since the attacks, there has been no new unrest, yet the causes of East Timor's instability continue to loom large, and leaders in the capital, Dili, said they are worried. "Existing tensions, if unaddressed, can undermine...
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Blogging for a free world (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
“ Hu Jia, one of China’s best-known dissidents, was yesterday awarded an EU human rights prize, despite a warning from Beijing that selecting the political prisoner would damage relation s. His wife and supporters welcomed the news that MEPs had picked him for the Sakharov prize, worth €50,000 (£39,500) Previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and the East Timorese leader, Xanana Gusmao....
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Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Monday, October 20, 2008 : The apparent re-emergence of regional divisions within the East Timorese police force is one more sign of the crisis swirling around the countrys unstable coalition government headed by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... east of Dili.Pereira said security in Dili had now been stepped up, and while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao was supportive of peaceful demonstrations, violence would not be tolerated.Australia earlier Wednesday said it would reduce the number of peacekeeping troops it had in East Timor as security continued to improve.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... east of Dili.Pereira said security in Dili had now been stepped up, and while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao was supportive of peaceful demonstrations, violence would not be tolerated.Australia earlier Wednesday said it would reduce the number of peacekeeping troops it had in East Timor as security continued to improve."The East Timorese authorities have shown through their professional...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... attempts in February again East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.Ramos-Horta was shot twice but has since recovered while Gusmao managed to escape the gunmen.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... attempts in February again East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
Ramos-Horta was shot twice but has since recovered while Gusmao managed to escape the gunmen.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... attempts in February again East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.Ramos-Horta was shot twice but has since recovered while Gusmao managed to escape the gunmen.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... attempts in February again East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.Ramos-Horta was shot twice but has since recovered while Gusmao managed to escape the gunmen.
