Korea to Loan $200 Mil. to Cambodia

President Lee Myung-bak, left, is welcomed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday. Lee pledged that South Korea will provide a total of $200 million in loans to the nation over the next four years to help its economic development./...

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Cambodia, S Korea develop comprehensive strategic partnership: FM

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong announced on Thursday that Cambodia and South Korea has developed comprehensive and strategic partnership. Hor made the announcement after the meeting between Cambodian Prime...

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Senior Iran MP casts doubt on atom fuel deal

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian lawmaker rejected on Thursday the idea of sending low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, casting doubt on a proposal aimed at easing international tension over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The comment...

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Protests before British far-right leader's TV slot

By Katherine Haddon (AFP) – 1 hour ago LONDON — Protesters are gathering at the BBC studios in London on Thursday ahead of a controversial appearance by the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) on a top TV political panel show.They handed...

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Cambodia exile offer for Thaksin increases tension

BANGKOK, October 22 (AP): Thailand's government threatened Thursday to seek the extradition of Thaksin Shinawatra if the fugitive former prime minister accepts an invitation for refuge in neighboring Cambodia. The reaction came a day after Cambodian...

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UK warns of lack of urgency over Copenhagen talks

By Peter GriffithsLONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The world lacks a sense of urgency over the importance of the U.N. climate change talks in Copenhagen in preventing a "human emergency" affecting hundreds of millions of people, the British government said...

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Fees serve as deterrents to Cambodian health care

Many families delay care for their children in Cambodia because they are worried about costs, says Dr. Dina Kulik. Photo Credit: Dr. Dina Kulik When I went to Cambodia...

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Boeing Posts Wider Loss

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing on Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss on costs related to its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner program, but the world's second-largest planemaker reaffirmed that the aircraft is on track to fly this year.The...

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Fed says economy perked up from depressed levels

By Emily Kaiser WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic conditions stabilized or improved modestly in most parts of the country, according to a Federal Reserve report on Wednesday that suggested the economy was slowly clawing out of a recession. ...

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Pakistan Closes Schools Amid Attacks

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's schools closed their doors Wednesday, a day after bombings at an Islamabad university, amid warnings of more attacks on a wider range of targets around the country. The recent spate of attacks in Pakistani cities has come as the...

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Rome goes fishing in Anglican pond

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Climate cooperation to help ties, Hu tells Obama

By Emma Graham-Harrison BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama that closer cooperation on fighting climate change could help improve overall ties between the world's top two greenhouse gas polluters....

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Afghan elections: Your stories

Officials involved in flawed Afghan elections are being removed ahead of next month's run-off, the UN has said.The second round, between Mr Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, has been scheduled...

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Talks show Iran open to pressure - Israeli official

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Local woman raising funds for a school in Cambodia

Donna Martin loves being retired after teaching full-time for 34 years in the Chippewa Falls School District.But while enjoying the more relaxed pace of retirement, she kept asking herself: “What are you doing to make a difference?” ...

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Cambodia investigates second killing on border

Phnom Penh - A Cambodian official accused Thai troops of fatally shooting a Cambodian national who tried to cross the border illegally, local media reported Wednesday. The incident marked the second time in two months that Thai troops have been...

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Family shattered in an instant

Lim Taing, the father of crash survivor Pho Taing expresses his pain after losing his daughter-in-law and granddaughter in a collision with a suspected drunk driver. (Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star)Immigrants who persevered over war, separation and disease...

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Govt forecasts growth to hit 2.1pc in Cambodia this year [-Keat Chhon dreaming again?]

A worker unloads locally produced bananas in Siem Reap. Minister of Finance Keat Chhon said Tuesday that agriculture would help prevent a Cambodian recession in 2009. (Photo by: BLOOMBERG)Wednesday, 21 October 2009Nguon SovanPhnom Penh PostWhile rejecting...

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Cambodian law to ban rallies

Cambodian law to ban rallies Lawmakers from the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said the new legislation would ensure security and help maintain public order, but the opposition dismissed the law as another attempt to stifle freedom of expression....

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SKorean men arrested for rape in Cambodia: police

Foreign 2009-10-21 18:09 PHNOM PENH, Oct 21 (AFP) - Three South Korean men have been arrested after one of them was caught raping an intoxicated Cambodian woman in their private room at a karaoke club, police said Wednesday....

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Hun Sen to Thaksin : Run to Me

Published on October 22, 2009(Posted by CAAI News Media)If Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's decision to virtually lead the Pheu Thai Party is something of a political rebirth, he has hit the ground running.One day in Phnom Penh and a bombshell was dropped on...

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Former Thai PM Chavalit Visits Cambodia

BANGKOK, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Gen. Chavalit Yongchaiyuth, leader-in- waiting of Thailand's opposition Puea Thai Party, is visiting Phnom Penh at the invitation of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Thailand News Agency (TNA) reported Wednesday. Speaking...

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Hun Sen will host Thaksin 'anytime'

If 'former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wishes to travel to Cambodia anytime... the Cambodian Prime Minister is ready to prepare a residence for (his) stay in Cambodia,' the television channel...

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Cambodia passes law banning big demonstrations

By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's parliament approved a new law on Wednesday banning demonstrations of more than 200 people, sparking fresh concerns the government is trying to silence dissenting voices. Lawmakers from the...

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