BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH -- The armed border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered the 4th day on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry, Richa Suksuwanon, deputy spokesperson of the Thai army, said that the first shots were fired into Thai territory in several areas, including a civilian house, by Cambodia early Sunday. (Cambodia-Thailand-Clash)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will lead a delegation to Malaysia for discussions on the Thai-Cambodian border issue, a Thai government spokesman said on Sunday.
In a statement, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said Phumtham will travel to Malaysia on Monday at the invitation of Anwar Ibrahim, prime minister of Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair. The Thai delegation will also include Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa. (Thailand-Cambodia-Malaysia)
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NEW DELHI -- At least six people were killed and 29 others injured Sunday in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, police said.
The stampede broke out at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar district, about 53 km south of Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand. (India-Stampede)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger bus overturned on a motorway in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province early Sunday, officials said.
The accident occurred when a Lahore-bound bus traveling from Islamabad, with 40 passengers on board, suffered a front-left tire burst, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, Deeba Shahnaz, chief public information officer at Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Road Accident) ■
