EAST TIMOR CHRISTMAS

An East Timorese vendor serves her customer in a shop in Dili, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. As Christmas Day is close at hand, East Timorese, over 90 percent are Catholic, are getting ready for their glorious celebration. East Timor, currently under the administration of the U.N., is scheduled to become an independent country next year. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)