But East Timor now has one thing it has in its favour: unlike in popular tourism-destination neighbors such as Thailand, Malaysia and former occupier Indonesia, visitors probably do not have to ...

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty.

More than 1,500 people packed into a cathedral in East Timor on Tuesday and an overspill of hundreds swarmed outside as one of the world's most devoutly Roman Catholic nations mourned the passing ...