11.   An angry mob attacked U.N. staff and ransacked their office in an East Timor town on Tuesday after protesting against a planned referendum on independence for the troubled territory.

12.   An experienced field general, Yosfiah has served in the troubled territories of Aceh and East Timor.

13.   An opposition Indonesian legislator and human rights activist has called his nation to open East Timor to foreign journalists so they can obtain firsthand information about the troubled territory.

14.   Australia urged Indonesia Friday to reduce its troops in East Timor as part of international efforts to reach a lasting peace in the troubled territory.

15.   Australian Ambassador John McCarthy, who participated in the hourlong meeting, said it focused on finding solutions for the troubled Indonesian territory.

16.   Belo has been a strong critic of Indonesian military presence in the troubled territory, citing human rights abuses.

17.   Belo repeated his insistence that conditions have improved in the troubled territory.

18.   Belo told Lusa he had phoned the Indonesian military chief in the troubled territory, Tono Suratman, who confirmed the two incidents and the number of dead.

19.   Both were charged with insulting Catholics, followers of the predominant religion in the troubled territory, by degrading the Virgin Mary before some prisoners in September.

20.   But Portugal has accused Indonesia of seeking to cripple efforts toward finding a negotiated solution for East Timor by inciting violence in the troubled territory.