Thailand

[Schneemann]

Thai, Cambodian officials hold peace talks

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Thai and Cambodian troops faced off at a disputed border, as military officials held urgent peace talks Thursday, a day after a deadly gunbattle near an 11th-century temple sparked fears of war.

Thousands of Cambodian villagers living near the hilltop Preah Vihear temple fled their homes, fearing more violence. Families packed rice, clothes and chickens into cars, pickup trucks and carts pulled by motorized plowing machines, forming long convoys heading away from the border zone.

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Schneemann.