Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There were 55 people dead and 40 missing in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, after the cyclone brought flash floods, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Timor island on Thursday, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) ...

Hidden in the darkness, a “cryptic” bird flew through the forest on an island in southeast Asia. Occasionally, it stopped on a branch and called out. Choh-choh-choh-choh-choh. The unique song caught ...

I traveled to Timor-Leste in May and spent four days exploring its capital city. Timor-Leste is one of the least-visited countries in the world. While inaccessible and expensive, it was worth visiting ...

The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia. Researchers from ...

Scientists have described a new species of bent-toed gecko from a remote cave in Timor-Leste. The new species was confirmed through DNA analysis and further examination of collected specimens and is ...

In East Timor, a country where 98% of the population is Catholic, Pope Francis was met with great enthusiasm on Tuesday by local clergy and religious. About 600 clergy and religious crammed into the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed has received the highest honor that a foreigner can be given from the country formerly known as East Timor. The Order of Timor was presented to the Rhode ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” nocturnal bird with a unique song in Indonesia and Timor-Leste and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Colin R. Trainor, shared by George Sangster Hidden in ...

JAKARTA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Timor island on Thursday, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said on social media platform X, adding there was no potential ...