A cat-and-mouse fight in Dili's streets; Foreign forces sent to East Timor are pitted against shadowy gangs and arsonists.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: June 6, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Nick Squires Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

DILI, EAST TIMOR -- A dark spiral of smoke twists into the humid tropical air as another home burns in East Timor's troubled capital, Dili. Popping and groaning under the intense heat, the corrugated iron roof eventually collapses, sending up a blizzard of sparks.

"There's not a lot we can do about that one," says Pvt. Chas Takiwa, one the New Zealand soldiers who came across the fire during ...

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