E. Timor's Belo asks to resigns as bishop

E. Timor's Belo asks to resigns as bishop

DILI, East Timor - East Timorese clergyman Filipe Ximenes Belo (file photo) wrote Pope John Paul II on Nov. 26 asking to be allowed to resign his bishopric. ''Due to health reasons, I have written a letter to the pope requesting my resignation as the administrator of the Apostolic of Dili Diocese,'' the letter said.

Gunshots heard again in Dili

Gunshots heard again in Dili

DILI, East Timor - David Dias Ximenes, coordinator of the Internal Politics Department office of the pro-independence National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT), points to a bullet hole in a widow of his office Aug. 17. Gunshots were heard in Dili as a U.N.-organized political campaign ahead of the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy for the former Portuguese colony entered its fourth day.

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

DILI, East Timor - Japanese State Foreign Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (R), who arrived in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 15, shakes hands with Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo before their meeting Aug. 16. Machimura apparently told Belo he will try to find out what Japan can do to contribute to the United Nations' efforts to maintain order in East Timor following Aug. 30 referendum.

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (L) shakes hands with East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 10. Megawati promised Belo that she will respect the result of the territory's Aug. 30 referendum on independence.

E. Timor's Belo asks to resigns as bishop

E. Timor's Belo asks to resigns as bishop

DILI, East Timor - East Timorese clergyman Filipe Ximenes Belo (file photo) wrote Pope John Paul II on Nov. 26 asking to be allowed to resign his bishopric. ''Due to health reasons, I have written a letter to the pope requesting my resignation as the administrator of the Apostolic of Dili Diocese,'' the letter said. (Kyodo)

Gunshots heard again in Dili

Gunshots heard again in Dili

DILI, East Timor - David Dias Ximenes, coordinator of the Internal Politics Department office of the pro-independence National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT), points to a bullet hole in a widow of his office Aug. 17. Gunshots were heard in Dili as a U.N.-organized political campaign ahead of the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy for the former Portuguese colony entered its fourth day.

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

DILI, East Timor - Japanese State Foreign Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (R), who arrived in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 15, shakes hands with Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo before their meeting Aug. 16. Machimura apparently told Belo he will try to find out what Japan can do to contribute to the United Nations' efforts to maintain order in East Timor following Aug. 30 referendum.

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (L) shakes hands with East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 10. Megawati promised Belo that she will respect the result of the territory's Aug. 30 referendum on independence.