East Timor names Nobel Prize winner as PM

Nobel Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta became East Timor’s new prime minister today, the president said, announcing the formation of a new government following months of violence and political instability.

East Timor names Nobel Prize winner as PM

Nobel Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta became East Timor’s new prime minister today, the president said, announcing the formation of a new government following months of violence and political instability.

The tiny nation has been left without a functioning government since Mari Alkatiri resigned as prime minister last month amid allegations he formed a hit squad to kill his political opponents.

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