PHNOM PENH —As talks aimed at clamping down on alleged corruption at the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal failed to reach agreement, rights groups warned that a clean and independent judicial system remains a long way off for Cambodia. More than one-quarter of Cambodian court defendants surveyed reported being tortured or coerced into confession and [...]

Giant spiders might not look appetizing, but in Cambodia they are considered a delicacy.  First eaten by starving refugees during the Khmer Rouge era in the late 1970s, they are now a popular snack in Cambodia.  They are so popular their numbers are now in decline. People travel from all over Cambodia to the town [...]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was lying when he said he was unaware that his 1970s communist regime operated a torture center, the man accused of running it testified Wednesday. Kaing Guek Eav told Cambodia’s U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal, which is trying him for crimes against humanity, war crimes, [...]

A fire in two provinces has destroyed 2,000 hectares of forest and is still burning, with authorities unable to stop it. The fire, in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey province, was caused by villagers burning their rice fields, and hot weather and dry conditions allowed it to spread, officials said Wednesday. “Since April 19, the fire [...]