Security scare over foreign aid workers

Indonesia’s military asked aid groups in tsunami-stricken areas to draw up a list of relief workers and report on their movements as fears rose for the security of foreigners helping survivors in a region wracked by rebellion long before the waves hit.

Meanwhile, international aid kept flowing with Canada increasing its contribution to €271.5m from the €51.5m announced earlier. With billions pledged worldwide, the United Nations made the unusual move of turning to an outside accounting firm to help track the funds and investigate any credible allegations of fraud, waste or abuse.