Cambodia's war crimes court ordered the release on Thursday of Ieng Thirith, dubbed the 'First Lady' of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime, saying she was unfit to stand trial.

"As there is no prospect

Days of heated diplomacy at Southeast Asian talks ended in failure on Friday as deep splits over China prevented the ASEAN grouping from issuing its customary joint statement for the first time.

Pakistan on Thursday said it is willing to go by the agreement that it had in the past with India to resolve some of the disputes like Sir Creek and Siachen.

"If you look at may be some of the di

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged rival claimants to the South China Sea not to resort to threats and intimidation in the potentially oil-rich waters, an indirect reference to

The three most senior surviving commanders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime masterminded one of the 'worst horrors' of the 20th century, killing or enslaving millions of Cambodians, a U.N.-backed war c

The long-awaited trial of top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities finally gets under way in Cambodia on Monday, but one of the four accused will be notably absent.

A German judge tasked with probing new Khmer Rouge cases at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal on Monday announced his resignation, blaming government interference.

Co-investigating judge Siegf