51.   In September that year, Washington cut military ties with Indonesia after Indonesian troops devastated East Timor following an independence referendum.

52.   Indonesia agrees to allow unarmed U.N. military officers into East Timor ahead of independence referendum.

53.   Miodrag Zivkovic, a leader of the Liberals, said his party was willing to compromise on the date for holding an independence referendum.

54.   Montenegro, the smaller republic that along with Serbia forms present-day Yugoslavia, said it would hold an independence referendum if Milosevic wins.

55.   Montenegro plans to hold an independence referendum in case Milosevic rejects its proposal.

56.   Montenegro, the smaller republic that along with Serbia forms Yugoslavia, said it would hold an independence referendum if Milosevic wins.

57.   Newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan sought to draw lessons for their own readers Wednesday from the Quebec independence referendum.

58.   On Monday, the foreign minister ruled out Australian support for an independence referendum in East Timor, saying it may raise unrealistic expectations among the population.

59.   Peace talks between the Papua New Guinea government and secessionists on Bougainville island resumed Thursday after stalling earlier on the key issue of an independence referendum.

60.   Rival factions in the Indonesian province of East Timor signed a code of conduct on Monday that bars violence and intimidation ahead of a U.N.-supervised independence referendum.