UNESCO to assess damage to Hindu temple in Cambodia

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Avian Flu Results in the Death of a Five Year Old Cambodian Girl

summary_noimg = 800; summary_img = 650; img_thumb_height = 150; img_thumb_width = 200; //![CDATA[ function removeHtmlTag(strx,chop){ if(strx.indexOf("")!=-1) { var s = strx.split(""); for(var i=0;i")!=-1){ s[i] = s[i].substring(s[i].indexOf(">")+1,s[i].length); } } strx = s.join(""); } chop = (chop =1) { imgtag = ''; summ = summary_img; } var summary = imgtag + '' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + ''; div.innerHTML = summary; } //]]> An announcement made by the World Health Organization on Wednesday has informed that the dreaded bird flu has resulted in the death of a girl. The deceased has been...

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2 die as Thai, Cambodian troops battle at border

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian and Thai troops battled for two hours Friday along a disputed stretch of their shared border, trading artillery fire that killed at least two people near an 11th century temple that is a UN World Heritage Site.The fighting was some of the fiercest in years between the two southeast Asian countries. Tensions between the neighbors have been exacerbated in recent days by pressure from powerful Thai nationalist groups, which have been staging protests in Bangkok urging the government to reclaim the land.While a cease-fire was quickly reached and full-blown war unlikely, the territorial dispute remains volatile, with nationalist passions inflamed on both sides — and no clear way to settle it.One Thai villager was killed and four...

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Cambodian, Thai troops exchange gunfire at border area

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Clash between Cambodian and Thai troops near the 11th century temple was still on at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and the Cambodian troops have arrested 5-6 Thai troops, said military sources. "Now, we have arrested 5-6 Thai troops and some raised hands to defect," said a soldier standby at the area of Preah Vihear temple. "Thai side has asked us to do negotiation." Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh told Xinhua through phone on Friday that "We have warned them not to enter our territory, but they still violated and entered, so we opened fire to defend our territory." He added that heavy weapons including rockets, machine guns, mortars and artillery have been used in the exchange of fire. "It's too early to report about the deaths and wounds in the clash," said Tea Banh....

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Troops exchange fire on Thai-Cambodia border

Cambodia secured the World Heritage listing of the ancient Preah Vihear temple in 2008 Related Stories Thais guilty of Cambodia spyingThailand to resume Cambodia tiesThailand-Cambodia dispute: Key points Thai and Cambodian soldiers have exchanged fire on a disputed stretch of their border near an ancient Hindu temple, claimed by both countries. A Thai military spokesman confirmed that "sporadic shelling" had taken place in the disputed zone. Tension has been rising in the region in recent days - with both sides moving in more troops. It is the latest in a series of shooting...

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Fighting breaks out between Thai and Cambodian troops (1st Lead)

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