41.   In Australia, meanwhile, East Timorese independence leader Jose Ramos Horta said on Thursday that he wished Suharto would die and go straight to hell.

42.   Indonesia cracked down on separatists in Irian Jaya on Wednesday, arresting one independence leader for subversion and questioning another on similar charges.

43.   Indonesia has detained two independence leaders in Irian Jaya and threatened Wednesday to haul in others, raising fears of new separatist violence in the volatile province.

44.   Indonesia should release East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao to encourage a negotiated settlement to the conflict in the disputed territory, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Wednesday.

45.   Indonesia urged to free East Timor independence leader.

46.   Indonesia was furious about the honor to exiled independence leader Ramos Horta, calling him a traitor and vowing to boycott the ceremony.

47.   Its independence leaders would face difficult decisions on whether to boost them still higher or cut back on spending in order to trim the deficit.

48.   Jailed East Timorese independence leader gets sentence cut.

49.   Lisbon Mayor Joao Soares unveiled a statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi and his wife Kasturba.

50.   Meanwhile, in Kinshasa, a Congolese independence leader and longtime opposition figure was released after more than a year in prison, relatives and government officials said Tuesday.