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Cambodia installs fever scanners at airport to stem swine flu

Cambodia installs fever scanners at airport to stem swine flu Phnom Penh - Cambodian authorities Tuesday installed equipment to scan passengers for fever at Phnom Penh's international airport to stem the spread of swine flu. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Ministry said there were no reported cases of the potentially deadly viral infection in the country.

Thailand, Cambodia promise to mend fences

Thailand, Cambodia promise to mend fences Pattaya, Thailand- Thailand and Cambodia Friday agreed to strengthen cooperation and make greater efforts in future to prevent violent incidents along their common border. Thailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, and Cambodian leader Hun Sen met at the sidelines of a regional summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the resort town of Pattaya.

It was the first high-level bilateral meeting since clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops near a disputed temple area that left several soldiers dead earlier this month.

Former hostage Betancourt files for divorce

Former hostage Betancourt files for divorceBogota  - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage by leftist rebels for more than six years, has filed for divorce from her husband, the Colombian magazine Semana reported Sunday.

Betancourt wants a divorce from publicist Juan Carlos Lecompte and reportedly argued that they had been "bodily separated" for more than six years, well beyond the two years that are required by Colombian law as sufficient cause for divorce.

Khmer Rouge lawyers threatened with sanctions over website posts

Cambodia-FlagPhnom Penh - Judges at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal on Tuesday said lawyers of a former Khmer Rouge leader faced "sanctions for a new offence" unless they removed confidential court documents from a website.

A statement released by the court said judges had told lawyers for former head-of-state Ieng Sary that they must remove all legal documents from the website, other than those available on the tribunal's own website.

FARC rebels promise to release six hostages

FARC rebels promise to release six hostagesBogota  - Colombia's leftist FARC rebels said Sunday they would unilaterally release six hostages next month, Anncol news agency reported.

The hostages, including former provincial governor Alan Jara, regional representative Sigifredo Lopez, three police officers and a soldier, are to be handed over to opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba in early January, according to a text from FARC's leading secretariat obtained by the news agency.

Cambodian worker on the run after burying boy alive

Cambodian worker on the run after burying boy alivePh

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