More foreign troops arrive in East Timor, but violence continues
More foreign soldiers landed Wednesday in East Timor to bolster a force struggling to stop mob violence roiling the capital as Australia said a long-term international security force may be needed to get the country back on its feet. Much of the city was peaceful, but sporadic gunfire could be heard in some parts of Dili, the capital, on Wednesday and smoke from burning buildings rose over the city. In one neighbourhood, a group of young men broke into several houses by kicking in the doors. Full Story