East Timor

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The United States announced Thursday it will resume cooperation with Indonesia's special forces after ties were severed more than a decade ago over human rights abuses allegedly committed by the commando unit.

SYDNEY - East Timor's president said Wednesday he supports in principle an Australian plan to turn his country into a regional center for processing asylum seekers but does not want his tiny, impoverished nation to become an "island prison." Jose Ramos Horta said Wednesday that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had raised the proposal with him but that there were few details so far.

SYDNEY - Australia's new leader launched a plan Tuesday to stop an influx of asylum seeker boats by making East Timor a hub for processing U.N.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia urged the U.S.