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Former Khmer Rouge military commander dies

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AP - Ta Mok, known as "The Butcher" for his brutality as military chief of the communist Khmer Rouge, died Friday, his lawyer said. He was believed to be 80.

Former Khmer Rouge military leader Ta Mok in coma

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AFP - Former Khmer Rouge military leader Ta Mok, a prime candidate to face Cambodia's UN-backed trials of former genocidal leaders, is in a coma, his niece says.

US, Cambodia sign trade, investment framework

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Reuters - The United States and Cambodia signed an agreement on Friday to increase trade and investment flows as part of a broader American initiative in the region, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said.

Kids: Ex-Khmer Rouge leader didn't flee

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AP - The children of a former Khmer Rouge leader who recently left his home said Wednesday he was not fleeing a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal and believes he has nothing to fear.

Former Khmer Rouge leader leaves home

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AP - The former Khmer Rouge head of state left his home in the middle of the night in a pickup truck piled high with his belongings Tuesday, a neighbor said, a day after prosecutors began collecting evidence for the long-awaited trials of the regime's ex-leaders.

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