Cambodia's king has abdicated: national assembly president
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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, who is in Beijing, has abdicated, his son and national assembly president Prince Norodom Ranariddh told reporters.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA -- Standing before golden statues of his ancestors in the Royal Palace, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni -- a man little known in Cambodia -- took over the throne Friday from his father.
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Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk announced his abdication while in self-imposed exile in Beijing, plunging the country Thursday into renewed political turmoil.
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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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Former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni was formally crowned as Cambodia&#39;s new king Friday in a lavish ceremony at the Royal Palace.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk has abdicated, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the &quot;Killing Fields&quot; era, his son says.
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Description: In Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni who accedes to the throne with an elaborate coronation, following the abdication of his father King Norodom Sihanouk.
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The son of King Norodom Sihanouk moved closer Monday to becoming Cambodia's new monarch after legal hurdles were cleared in the complicated succession process triggered by the surprise abdication of his father last week.
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Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian Senate on Monday endorsed a Throne Council bill, submitted by the National Assembly on Oct. 8, paving the way for the appointment of a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who announced he is to &quot;retire&quot; on Oct. 7.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia&#39;s retired King Norodom Sihanouk has confirmed that he will not retake the throne despite the pleas of his nation to change his mind.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday congratulated King Norodom Sihamoni for his election as Cambodia&#39;s new king and head of state.
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Carried on a golden litter by eight bearers and blessed by dozens of chanting Buddhist monks, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as Cambodia's new king in an ornate ceremony Friday, replacing his father, one of Asia's longest-serving and best-known rulers.
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PHNOM PENH: In a ceremony full of pageantry and hope, KING NORODOM SIHAMONI ascended the Cambodian throne yesterday, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.
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Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication statement last week stunned the nation and left politicians scrambling to figure out how to choose a new king.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Cambodian King Norodom  Sihanouk has abdicated, sick and dismayed at political  infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover  from the "Killing Fields" era, his son said on Thursday.
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MAE SOT, Thailand  - Khin Nyunt has been ousted as  prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar and is under house  arrest, a Thai government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Southeast Asia&#39;s wiliest political survivor yesterday completed his own intricately scripted exit from the stage. King Norodom Sihanouk, who first took Cambodia&#39;s throne when