Mexico drug war's latest toll: 49 headless bodies - WGME14 May 2012

Mexico drug war's latest toll: 49 headless bodiesWGMEIn 1975, US forces invaded the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and recaptured the American merchant ship Mayaguez. (All 40 crew members had already been released safely by Cambodia; some 40 US servicemen were killed in the operation.) ...and more »

'Never Fall Down,' by Patricia McCormick - New York Times11 May 2012

'Never Fall Down,' by Patricia McCormickNew York TimesArn Chorn-Pond was 9 years old when the Communist Khmer Rouge swept into power in 1975, and his story is a catalog of the brutality of the next four years, when as much as one-fourth of the Cambodian population was executed or died of hunger, ...and more »

Cambodian leader puts new land deals on hold - WGME7 May 2012

Cambodian leader puts new land deals on holdWGMELast month's slaying of a Cambodian environmentalist as he investigated illegal logging near a Chinese hydropower concession drew worldwide condemnation. How are your tax dollars being spent? Waste Watch tracks whether local, state and federal ...and more »

Behold, Burma! - Inquirer.net (blog)5 May 2012

Behold, Burma!Inquirer.net (blog)Thus, it is said to rival Cambodia's Angkor Wat complex in terms of grandeur and bolt-from-the-blue factor. I had found it, in fact, while cross-checking facts following an intoxicating week in Angkor. “Siem Reap's (Cambodian temple land) sister city,” ...