Cambodia`s ruling party took nearly 60 percent of the popular vote in last month`s election, according to figures released by the election committee Saturday

PHNOM PENH, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodia sentenced an American man to more than two years in prison for committing indecent acts against minors, and has arrested a Frenchman accused of abusing boys, officials said Wednesday.

BANGKOK, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Thailand's military chief on Monday asked Cambodia to withdraw its soldiers from around a second Khmer ruin along their joint border, raising fears of a fresh territorial dispute.

PHNOM PENH, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Impoverished Cambodia and oil-rich Kuwait on Monday inked five agreements, including trade, aviation and investment deals, during a meeting by prime ministers of the two countries, a spokesman said.

PREAH VIHEAR, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - About 1,000 Cambodians gathered at an ancient temple near the Thai border on Friday to pray for a peaceful resolution to Phnom Penh's military standoff with Bangkok.

PHNOM PENH, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary was rushed to hospital Friday after he discovered blood in his urine, said a spokesman for Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.

LISBON, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Top flight Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga on Thursday said they had signed Cameroon international striker Albert Meyong Ze from Spain's Levante on a two-year contract.

'Meyong has signed a contract to the end of the 2009/2010 season,' Braga announced on their website.

MADRID, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Barcelona's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o on Tuesday suffered a blow to the head in training although tests showed he had not suffered serious injury, the club reported.

Eto'o has not suffered any 'fracture or neurological injury,' the club said after he collided with reserve player Victor Sanchez, who needed stitches.

BANGKOK, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodia and Thailand both signalled their willingness Tuesday to stand down troops amassed along their disputed border, but neither showed any immediate signs of making the first move.

PHNOM PENH, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Despite improvements in electoral processes, Cambodia's recent election was flawed and did not meet key standards, international monitors said Tuesday.

Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won nearly 60 percent of the vote in early returns from Sunday's poll, according to a partial count by Cambodian election authorities.