There were unconfirmed reports that at least three people were killed in the disturbances. The students, brandishing sticks, were protesting against a state security Bill widening the scope of the already powerful military. Ms Kennedy said the militias and Indonesian Army had drawn up hit-lists of independence activists and pro-democracy students and were roaming the streets of Kupang looking for them.. VIOLENCE FLARED on the streets of Jakarta yesterday as 10,000 demonstrators, many of them students, clashed with police backed by troops, some of whom were armed with semi- automatic weapons. It is also hampering the humanitarian effort to relieve the hundreds of thousands of East Timorese who have been living in the mountains since last month’s referendum on independence, after being driven out of their homes.t Indonesian soldiers murdered East Timorese refugees and dumped the bodies into the sea from ships deporting them to West Timor, an Australian election observer believes.Katharine Kennedy, who was accredited to the UN-supervised independence referendum, was among those who fled to West Timor to escape the violence unleashed by anti-independence militias after the vote.She gathered statements from witnesses who said the killers were in the Indonesian Army.

“Of course, until they get to the border the mandate does not have any sway. I am looking to accelerate the arrival of troops.”The Indonesian government lifted martial law in East Timor yesterday, saying the multinational force was now in charge. “Considering the security in East Timor which is getting better we have reviewed this emergency,” the Justice Minister, Muladi, said.Despite Mr Muladi’s move, tension in Dili has been mounting since Tuesday, when Sander Thoenes, a Dutch journalist employed by the Financial Times, was murdered by Indonesian soldiers in the suburb of Becora. Although 3,000 Australian and British troops have now arrived in East Timor, there were a number of violent incidents yesterday and large areas of the city are virtual no-go areas for the unarmed.Armed militia men, including one man brandishing an AK-47, were seen at a roadblock in an area where foreign journalists had gone to investigate reports of a mass grave. British Gurkhas, meanwhile, pursued a convoy of Indonesian soldiers after automatic gunfire was heard close to the United Nations compound.

In other incidents, a group of Royal Marines rescued a suspected militia man from a mob of independence supporters, and a Gurkha doctor treated a young Timorese man who had been fired upon by black-shirted members of the Ahi militia.Bursts of automatic gunfire were heard intermittently throughout the day, and smoke rose from several fires, including a military office that was burnt by its occupants as they prepared to leave Dili.For several days, Indonesian soldiers have been seen transporting large quantities of heavy machinery, computer equipment and stores out of Dili by road or ship, as well as goods that appear to have been looted from abandoned Timorese homes. The Chechen government, which says that it does not back the militants, has warned it would hit back against any Russian attacks on its territory.
In the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, near the site of a bomb blast that ripped through an apartment building last week, Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime Minister, dismissed fears that a new war was imminent. RUSSIAN JETS dropped bombs in and around Chechnya’s capital, hitting an airport, oil refinery and radar complex in the first big raid on Grozny since the 1994-96 Chechnya war. A man working on an aircraft was killed in the attack and fires broke out at the oil refinery, but no other casualties were immediately reported. The raids are an extension of the growing conflict between Russian forces and Islamic militants operating from Chechnya, and have heightened worries of another war. Nor does he gain the propaganda victory that would be constituted by a lifting of sanctions, without a resumption of stringent inspections.Complicating the outlook further, Iraq this week ruled out in advance anything short of unconditional removal of sanctions.. President Saddam can still point to the hardships allegedly inflicted on ordinary Iraqis by the sanctions and US and British air strikes that have continued intermittently since the heavy attacks in December, after the final withdrawal of Unscom.The absence of a deal, and no return of the inspectors, at least denies President Saddam the opportunity to provoke crises at the moment of his choosing, by denying them access.

This formula amounts to an exercise in damage limitation, avoiding an outright admission of failure which, British diplomats say, would only encourage President Saddam to play on the differences within the council.In some ways the stalemate suits everyone. The basis of discussion has been a Dutch-British draft, supported by 11 of the 15 Security Council member countries. But what matters are three of the four hold-outs: France, China, and Russia – all of whom have veto powers – as well as Malaysia.A final meeting between P-5 foreign ministers yesterday was expected to end with a statement promising more talks on a resolution. Europe trailed early on but won the second-day fourballs to square the match. Steve Pate dropped out of the singles with an injury, Colin Montgomerie won the last four holes to halve with Mark Calcavecchia and it all came down to the last putt on the last green of the last match. Bernhard Langer’s effort from six feet just missed, allowing Hale Irwin to halve their match, and America had a dramatic one-point win.1995: Europe 141/2, USA 131/2(Oak Hill, New York)AFTER Corey Pavin chipped in at the last on Saturday evening, the Americans held a two-point lead History suggested Europe were up against it. “History is for amateurs, professionals only think of the future,” said captain Bernard Gallacher prior to one of the most surprising final-day comebacks.

Seve Ballesteros, in the top match, could not hit a fairway but did not come quietly against Tom Lehman. Howard Clark and Mark James had crucial wins, followed by David Gilford, Colin Montgomerie and Sam Torrance, but it was Nick Faldo winning the last three holes against Curtis Strange that gave Philip Walton the chance to join the legion of Irish heroes. Knees wobbling, Walton successfully lagged his putt to beat Jay Haas.HOW THE RYDER CUP HAS BEEN WON AND LOST1927 Worcester, Mass: USA 91/2, GB&I 21/21929 Moortown, Leeds: GB&I 7, USA 51931 Scioto, Ohio: USA 9, GB&I 31933 Southport, Lancs: GB&I 61/2, USA 51/21935 Ridgewood, New Jersey: USA 9, GB&I 31937 Southport, Lancs: USA 8, GB&I 41947 Portland, Oregon: USA 11, GB&I 11949 Ganton, Scarborough: USA 7, GB&I 51951 Pinehurst, N Carolina: USA 91/2, GB&I 21/21953 Wentworth, Surrey: USA 61/2, GB&I 51/21955 Thunderbird Ranch, Cal: USA 8, GB&I 41957 Lindrick, Sheffield: GB&I 71/2, USA 41/21959 Eldorado, California: USA 81/2, GB&I 31/21961 Royal Lytham, Lancs: USA 141/2, GB&I 91/21963 East Lake, Atlanta: USA 23, GB&I 91965 Royal Birkdale, S’port: USA 191/2, GB&I 121/21967 Champions, Houston: USA 231/2, GB&I 81/21969 Royal Birkdale, S’port: GB&I 16, USA 161971 Old Warson, St Louis: USA 181/2, GB&I 131/21973 Muirfield, East Lothian: USA 19, GB&I 131975 Laurel Valley, Penn: USA 21, GB&I 111977 Royal Lytham, Lancs: USA 121/2, GB&I 71/21979 The Greenbrier, W Virg: USA 17, Europe 111981 Walton Heath, Surrey: USA 181/2, Europe 91/21983 PGA National, Florida: USA 141/2, Europe 131/21985 The Belfry, Sut Coldfield: Europe 161/2, USA 111/21987 Muirfield Village, Ohio: Europe 15, USA 131989 The Belfry: Europe 14, USA 141991 Kiawah Island, S Carol: USA 141/2, Europe 131/21993 The Belfry: USA 15, Europe 131995 Oak Hill, Rochester: Europe 141/2, USA 131/21997 Valderrama, Spain: Europe 141/2, USA 131/2. Three days of talks between officials of the US, France, Britain, Russia and China seemed likely to produce no more than a bland declaration of principles, with no consensus on how much to offer Iraq for a resumption of inspections, nor on precisely what President Saddam Hussein should do before sanctions can be eased.
The US, broadly backed by Britain, insists sanctions must stay, at least for a test period of several months during which Baghdad must demonstrate it is complying with terms laid down after the Gulf War, and giving unimpeded access to the returned inspection teams.But the other three P-5 members argue that for humanitarian reasons if nothing else, curbs on Iraqi imports and exports should be reduced, even before Baghdad has delivered real proof of progress in dismantling weapons of mass destruction.This week the gap proved unbridgeable, dashing hopes of agreeing a resolution that could be passed in the next few days. RIVEN BY divisions between its five permanent members, the United Nations Security Council has failed to agree on a new draft resolution for a resumption of UN weapons inspections in Iraq, linked to a partial lifting of sanctions.