Throne council to pick successor to Sihanouk
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia&#39;s Senate yesterday approved the formation of a throne council to pick a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the nation last week by announcing his intention to abdicate.
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Prince Norodom Sihamoni will be named king of Cambodia later on Thursday by the nine-member Throne Council, said the national assembly president in Phnom Penh.
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The announcement Thursday that King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia would abdicate his throne because of poor health has raised new uncertainties for a country with
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Prince Norodom Sihamoni was named Cambodia's new king Thursday, succeeding his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the country last week by announcing his abdication because of ill health.
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Cambodia's efforts to choose a  successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his surprise  abdication cleared a last legal hurdle on Monday when the  country's top constitutional body ruled the process valid.
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk anointed his son with holy water yesterday to open a day of pageantry for the new king&#39;s coronation.
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The stage has been set for a little-known son of King Norodom Sihanouk to be crowned Cambodia&#39;s next monarch after the king&#39;s surprise abdication last week.
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Efforts to persuade aging and ailing  Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to abdicate the  Cambodian throne mounted Friday.
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A rickshaw passes a picture of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh yesterday. Photo: AP.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king has been officially sworn in following the surprise abdication of his father. Norodom Sihamoni, 51, was crowned at a ceremony in the capital Phnom Penh after his father King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s decision to stand down earlier this month.
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Thailand's coup leaders are set to name their hand-picked prime minister, with television stations alerted to be on stand-by to broadcast the swearing-in ceremony, a station official said.
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In a recent interview with foreign reporters, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was asked who would succeed him in the case of his demise.
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Thailand's new military rulers gathered to thrash out who should be the country's new civilian premier after preparing the ground for a wide-ranging corruption probe into deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies.
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South Africa's ruling ANC is to choose between bitter rivals Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for the party leadership.
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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 7. - Cambodiaâs King Norodom Sihanouk has abdicated, citing poor health, and asked the country to begin searching for his successor, the head of the National Assembly said on Thursday.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk has announced his abdication, the head of the National Assembly said Thursday.
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Thailand's military rulers said Thursday they had chosen a prime minister for an interim government to be installed in a few days, but would not confirm that it was the front-running candidate, a former army commander.