Topic: Jose Ramos-Horta
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Democratic progress: East Timor election proves peaceful
The first-round vote of East Timor's presidential election went smoothly, defying low expectations based on the tiny country's violent history.
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Graphic images flood out of Syria. Why no world uproar?
Grainy videos depict the violence that has killed at least 6,000 Syrians, but the prospects for international intervention appear dim. Is the world inured to the ubiquitous images?
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Australia's Julia Gillard struggles to sell asylum center plan to neighbors
Illegal immigration has long been a political hot potato in Australia, which has a lot of foreign-born residents and an economy that is increasingly integrated with Asia. Australia's neighbors aren't biting on Julia Gillard's asylum center plan.
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Australia plan to divert asylum seekers gets cool reception
Australia's new leader Julia Gillard met resistance to her first major policy initiative: diverting asylum seekers to East Timor. The tiny country's prime minister says he was not consulted by Ms. Gillard.
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Terrorism & Security
Thai PM says he will find political solution to Red Shirt problem
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said today he is preparing a 'roadmap' to resolving the two-month standoff between his government and Red Shirt protesters that has claimed 27 lives.
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Can foreign mediators defuse Thailand’s red shirt protests?
Thailand’s red shirt protesters on Thursday asked the European Union to send monitors to prevent a violent crackdown, one day after they clashed again with soldiers. Nobel peace laureate and East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, whose country sought foreign aid against political violence, offers advice on outside mediators.
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The international politics behind Obama's Nobel Peace prize
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Barack Obama appears to be an effort to spur on, rather than reward, peacemaking.
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East Timor rebel leader surrenders
Gastao Salsinha's surrender may signal a weakening of the rebellion that has engulfed the former Indonesian island since its independence in 2002.
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Australian-led peacekeepers hunt for rebels in East Timor
Questions about new nation's security and the effectiveness of international peacekeepers surface after two recent assassination attempts.
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Failed Timor assassination may lessen rebels' sway
The bold attack on President Ramos-Horta raises key concerns about efforts to rebuild security forces.
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