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42K-Year-Old Tuna Dinner Discovered

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:44:33 CST

It gives “leftovers” a whole new meaning: Archeologists have discovered the remnants of a 42,000-year-old tuna meal, they say. They found tuna and shark bones in an East Timor cave, near Australia. The findings suggest that ancient humans were capable of deep-sea fishing, shedding light on questions over how...

Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

Erin Mendell — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:53:34 CST

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd jetted to East Timor today, vowing to stand by its neighbor after attacks Monday on its president and prime minister, Reuters reports. "It's by the ballot box, and not by the barrel of a gun, that the decisions for our countries will be made," said...

Aussie Troops Arrive in East Timor

Rob Quinn — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:05:00 CST

Hundreds of Australian troops began backing up peacekeeping forces in East Timor today as its president recovered from triple gunshot wounds in a failed coup attempt. An Australian warship also anchored off the coast, Reuters reports. A state of emergency has been declared amid concerns that the crisis could quickly...

E. Timor Prez in Induced Coma After Shooting

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:24:00 CST

East Timor's president has been placed in an induced coma after being shot early today by rebel soldiers in an apparent coup attempt, reports the BBC. The move is a bid to help Jose Ramos-Horta recover from "extremely serious injuries"; he was airlifted to Australia for emergency treatment after the...

Rebel Soldier Shoots East Timor Prez

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:54:38 CST

A rebel soldier shot East Timor's president today in an attack on his home, the BBC reports. President Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, underwent surgery at an Australian army hospital and is expected to live. The president’s guards shot and killed the assailant, Alfredo Reinado, who had vowed...

Indonesia's Suharto Dies at Age 86

John Johnson — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:45:00 CST

Former Indonesian president Suharto, a US Cold War ally whose legacy of economic development was marred by charges of human rights abuses and corruption, died today of organ failure at 86, Reuters reports. Suharto ruled for 32 years until being forced out in 1998; his deteriorating health prevented him from...

East Timor Holds Guarded Elections

Greg Atwan — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:14:56 CDT

East Timor is holding its first presidential elections since independence from Indonesia five years ago, with voters choosing between Nobel Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta and seven other candidates. It's hoped that the elections will stabilize the volitile country, where clashes between factions exploded in carnage last summer. International troops—mostly...