51.   The claim by U.N. mission chief Ian Martin was quickly denied by Indonesian military authorities in the troubled territory.

52.   The demonstration coincided with a fresh round of talks, under the auspices of the United Nations, on the troubled former Portuguese territory.

53.   The foreign minister of South Africa, which has tried to promote peace in East Timor, planned Tuesday to visit a jailed rebel leader from the troubled territory.

54.   The governing Golkar Party has wrapped up its campaign in the troubled territory after a single rally in the capital, Dili.

55.   The head of the U.N. mission in East Timor arrived Tuesday, warning that peace is a prerequisite for a planned independence referendum for the troubled territory.

56.   The head of the U.N. mission in East Timor demanded Wednesday that Indonesian security forces rein in militias threatening to derail an independence referendum in the troubled territory.

57.   The head of the U.N. mission in East Timor arrived in the troubled territory Tuesday, warning that peace is a prerequisite for a planned independence referendum.

58.   The outspoken Roman Catholic bishop of East Timor charged Friday that long-neglected social injustices were behind recent rioting in the troubled territory.

59.   The offer has been the source of new violence in the troubled territory, with supporters of Indonesian rule clashing with separatists.

60.   The special U.N. envoy on East Timor will brief President Nelson Mandela next week about international efforts to find a lasting peace for the troubled territory.