PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The pachyderm dubbed the “ world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary. Like other travelers during these times,...
Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award
LONDON — A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded the PDSA’s Gold Medal for his "lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39...
Last Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty of Genocide, Get Life Terms
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia in the 1970s, when their reign of terror was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people, were convicted Friday by an international tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes....
Fresno Pastor, a Cambodian Refugee, Pardoned for 1990s Gang Killing
California Gov. Jerry Brown has pardoned three former prisoners facing the threat of deportation to Cambodia, including a Fresno man, Vanna In, who became a youth pastor after serving six years in the 1990s for murdering a rival gang member. "I feel like these things don't happen to guys like...
National Spotlight Helps Heng. Will She Flip Blue Congressional Seat?
Getting banned on Facebook may have been the best thing to happen to Fresno congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign. In the least, it has elevated a second Valley congressional race into the national spotlight. Heng, a Republican, hopes to unseat seven-term Democrat Jim Costa of Fresno in the 16th District...
Roe's Video Pick: "Would You Chow Down on Crickets?"
Every Sunday morning my fiance wakes up a tad earlier than I do. He turns on the TV and looks for CNET reviews to watch. For the past two years, I have expressed to him my thoughts on CNET. They have great content but their delivery for their reviews made me fall right back...
Roe's Video Pick: "Would You Chow Down on Crickets?"
Every Sunday morning my fiance wakes up a tad earlier than I do. He turns on the TV and looks for CNET reviews to watch. For the past two years, I have expressed to him my thoughts on CNET. They have great content but their delivery for their reviews made me fall right back...