The country has ground to a standstill after the collapse of its minority government. Will new polls bring stability?

Difficult geography helped Timorese survive colonization and invasion. But now, it's a roadblock to growth.

The 1977 Dunn Report outlined grave human rights abuses in East Timor. Too bad Canberra tried to bury it.

Rather than waiting for ASEAN, the less conventional option might prove more effective.

Almost ten years ago, UN representative Sergio Vieira de Mello was killed in Iraq. His earlier work deserves to be remembered.

Almost a decade after it secured independence, Timor-Leste remains the second poorest state in Asia. It might help if aid donors listened a little more.

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva oversaw a period of growing influence in the Asia-Pacific. Will his successor follow suit?

Ten years after voting for independence even the opposition is upbeat about Timor-Leste’s future, reports Anthony Anderton. But the country still faces daunting obstacles for long-term stability.

Just weeks after Timor-Leste voted for independence, the town of Suai was visited by a gang of pro-Indonesian rule militiamen who slaughtered dozens of unarmed citizens hiding in a church. Steve Holland meets Manuel dos Santos who, 10 years later, is still waiting for justice–and for his abducted daughter to come home.