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Japanese police officers return from E. Timor

NARITA, Japan - Yasunori Orita (C), chief superintendent of Japan's National Police Agency, and other Japanese police officers arrive at Narita airport on Sept. 9 from E. Timor, where they took part in the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) for the historic Aug. 30 referendum.

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U.N. staff prepare for vote counting

DILI, East Timor - Staff members of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) mix ballots cast in this week's autonomy referendum in preparation for the vote counting due to start Sept. 3. A U.N. source in Dili said U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will announce the result of the referendum in Dili and New York on Sept. 4 or 5.

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E. Timorese take shelter

DILI, East Timor - An East Timorese mother and her son take shelter in a primary school building next to the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) office in Dili on Sept. 2

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Pro-Indonesia militias threaten journalists in Dili

DILI, East Timor - Pro-Indonesia armed militias threaten journalists in the East Timor capital of Dili on Sept. 1. They also set fire to a house near the headquarters of the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET).

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Fresh violence erupts in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Staff members of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) watch houses right in front of their office burn Sept. 1, as fresh violence erupts following the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy in the former Portuguese colony.

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Fresh violence breaks out in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Pro-Indonesia militias fire shots at residents and chase away journalists in front of the headquarters of the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) in Dili on Sept. 1. At least one man, believed to be a pro-independence resident, was killed in the violence two days after the historic referendum on independence or autonomy in East Timor.

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Pro-Jakarta militia hold funeral rally in Dili

DILI, East Timor - Hundreds of members of the pro-Jakarta Aitarak militia hold a funeral rally in Dili on Sept. 1 for one of the group killed on Aug. 29, allegedly by a pro-independence supporter, who is currently under the protection of the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET). The militia later fired shots at residents and chased away journalists in front of the UNAMET headquarters.

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New violence erupts in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Ines Lopes, 39, shows to journalists a blood-stained shirt worn by her 18-year-old son Natalino, who got involved in an incident in which anti-independence militias opened fire on a group of civilians near an office of the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) in Dili on Aug. 27.

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3 Japanese police officers leave for E. Timor training

NARITA, Japan - Three Japanese police officers leave for Australia on July 4 for a training program in Brisbane before taking part in the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) for an August referendum there. Being seen off at Narita airport were National Police Agency members (from L to R) Yasunori Orita, 46, chief superintendent, Norihisa Shiiya, 47, inspector, and Masayuki Mikata, 46, captain.

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A Japanese official arrives in Dili

Noboru Nomura, a research fellow of the Middle East Institute of Japan, arrives in Dili on June 24 to take part in U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) activities. Sent by the Foreign Ministry, he is the first Japanese staff member of the UNAMET.

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