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The Khmer Rouge commander who oversaw the deaths of thousands of people during the Cambodian genocide, and who was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity, has died at age 77.

It was dark when the plane touched down in Hong Kong from Phnom Penh. Noor Yuni swiftly cleared immigration and collected her luggage. But as she approached the “nothing to declare” lane, a customs officer pulled her aside, she says.

Cambodian cuisine has a long history and a diverse range of influences, yet it's only now becoming known beyond the country's borders.

One of Asia's most famous tourist attractions is taking a major stand for animals.

The body of a 21-year-old British backpacker who went missing after a beach party on a Cambodian island has been found, according to police and the charity assisting her family.

Researchers have identified the elusive ancient "lost city" of Cambodia for the first time, according to a report published Tuesday.

Across Southeast Asia, wild animals are being hunted out of existence to feed growing demand for bushmeat, according to conservationists.

Iran's World Cup qualifier against Cambodia on Thursday will be a landmark moment for the country, as women will be able to officially enter a football stadium for the first time in decades.

In Sihanoukville's Jin Bei Casino & Hotel, young Cambodian women wearing tight mini-skirts swerve through the thick cigarette smoke, carrying turquoise cocktails for Chinese gamblers.

A bat which looks like *NSYNC's Lance Bass, a gibbon named for Luke Skywalker, and a toad which seems to have come "from Middle Earth," are among 157 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Region last year, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

Officially, there are as many as 20 different political parties taking part in Cambodia's general elections on Sunday. But for many voters in this small Southeast Asian nation, there is no real choice.

An estimated 25,000 people are being evacuated from a northern Cambodian province following extensive flooding due to the collapse of a massive hydropower dam in neighboring Laos.

Cambodian New Year marks the end of harvesting season. Cambodians return to their ancestral homes for three days of celebrations.

If Las Vegas can become a world culinary capital, why not Siem Reap? The western Cambodia city, its bright lights and big hotels fed by an overflow of visitors to the ancient city of Angkor, now caters in somewhat slapdash fashion to an international potpourri of imported tastes and flavors.