East Timor defence minister fired
East Timor dumped its defense minister today and the government showed signs of further unravelling, as desperate residents scuffled over scarce food in the capital and looters ransacked the prosecutor’s office of vast numbers of files.
The crisis engulfing one of the world’s and youngest and poorest countries showed little sign of easing, as hundreds of foreign troops sent to help failed to secure the city against machete and torch-wielding mobs.
