East Timor's president has criticized Australian-led forces for failing to capture the rebels who shot him outside his home in Dili last month. For the first time, Jose Ramos-Horta has described how he walked into an ambush and watched as a gunman lifted his rifle to shoot him. Mr. Ramos-Horta says that international peacekeepers were too slow in their attempts to catch his attackers.

East Timor's parliament has approved a 30-day extension of the state of emergency imposed after suspected rebels tried to kill the country's two top leaders.

There has been an explosion at an army base in East Timor shared by Australian and New Zealand peacekeepers. Earlier this week, East Timorese rebels fired at Australian troops southwest of the capital, Dili. The rebels are led by fugitive East Timor army Major Alfredo Reinado. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.

Recent monsoonal rains and wind have caused serious damage to homes, buildings and crops across East Timor.

Victimized communities agree that the act of seeking intergroup forgiveness is key in facilitating the process of reconciliation.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on June 28 a US $2.5 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the repair and maintenance of electricity supply services in Timor-Leste.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta has taken the lead in the East Timor presidential elections, a vote that has been widely viewed as peaceful and fair. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins is in the capital Dili and brings us this report.

East Timorese voted Wednesday for a new president, with many hoping a peaceful election will bring stability to their troubled nation. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins is in the capital Dili and brings us this report.

The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission in East Timor has hailed the nation's first-ever presidential vote on Monday as peaceful. The news bodes well for the second round of voting in an expected run-off ballot in May. VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins is in Dili and tells us more.

A run-off vote appears necessary as the counting of votes in East Timor's presidential election gets under way. The first week of May is being set as a preliminary date. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from the capital Dili.