The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis’s mass, nearly half the country’s population.
Together with neighbouring Indonesia and Australia, the region is home to some of the oldest evidence of human life.
101 East investigates alleged paedophilia scandals involving high-profile Catholic priests in East Timor.
The master of cold realpolitik left a legacy of destruction that is still playing out across the world.
The exercise focused on humanitarian relief as the regional grouping makes tentative steps towards military cooperation.
President Jose Ramos-Horta insists East Timor is on track to join ASEAN, which seeks to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.
As week of key meetings gets under way, Indonesia’s foreign minister tells counterparts the group must prove its worth.
The incident took place north of Darwin as some 2,500 troops from five countries began joint military exercises.
Beijing says ship’s planned tour of five countries is to show that China is a ‘responsible’ country.
Independence hero could return to front-line politics after his CNRT party won about 42 percent of the vote.
As the nation of East Timor reclaims its independence, Osme Gonsalves continues a war within himself.
Remote town of Exmouth plunges into darkness for 58 seconds in the kind of eclipse that occurs only once a decade.
Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
Holy See says it received allegations over Carlos Ximenes Belo’s behaviour in East Timor 2019, and then sanctioned him.
