Border Clashes Between Thailand And Cambodia Continue



Thai And Cambodia Troops Clash For Fourth Day On Border -- Yahoo News/Reuters

PHUM SARON, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old mountaintop temple, deepening political uncertainty in Bangkok and prompting Cambodia to urge U.N. intervention.

Several hours of shelling and machine gun fire subsided at around 11 a.m. (11 p.m. EST on Sunday), creating an uneasy peace in the 4.6-sq-km (two-sq-mile) contested area around the Preah Vihear temple claimed by both Southeast Asian neighbors.

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