Irish aid agencies Concern, Trócaire, and Goal all established branches in East Timor, while gardaí and Irish soldiers served as UN peacekeepers there. [ Tom Hyland: From bus driver to peace ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia--East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world’s youngest countries — has made international and ...

formed the East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign (ETISC) after seeing a film on television about the 1991 cemetery massacre of about 100 young mourners by Indonesian troops. He had experienced ...

East Timor independence campaigner Tom Hyland has died. President Michael D Higgins led tributes to Mr Hyland who he described as an "exceptional" person. Mr Hyland, a former bus driver from ...

As many as 200,000 Timorese were killed by Indonesian forces or died as a result of famine or deprivation following Indonesia’s invasion of the former Portuguese ... troops in East Timor in ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Former prime minister John Howard says Australia’s spy agencies acted in the national interest when they bugged East Timor’s ...

Middle East latest: Israeli soldiers burn a hospital in Gaza The Israeli military said the hospital was being used by Hamas fighters as a base, although it did not provide evidence. Updated Dec ...

Japanese shipbuilders eye new breed of vessels as they play catch-up on global stage It is now looking to set up a new yard in East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste. The Tsuneishi Group ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yotam Vilk says the image of Israeli soldiers killing an unarmed Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip is seared in his mind. An officer in the armored corps, Vilk said the ...

Israeli soldiers stormed and burned a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcibly removing staff and patients on Friday, Health Ministry officials said. The Israeli military said the ...