Youths riot in East Timor town

JAKARTA - Hundreds of youths rioted in an East Timor town of Baucau for the second day yesterday, but the Indonesian military…

JAKARTA - Hundreds of youths rioted in an East Timor town of Baucau for the second day yesterday, but the Indonesian military denied church claims that two people had been killed on Monday when East Timorese youths took to the streets to protest against a perceived religious insult.

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