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Cambodia says trade will be unaffected by border spat with Thailand

Prince William ‘flirts’ with fellow girl rider during African motorbike rally

British princes to take part in challenging African rally London , October 26 : Prince William was spotted flirting with a fellow girl rider during the motorbike rally across Africa.

Wills, who had helped Amanda Johnson to climb a steep bank, was found getting comfortable with the blond competitor on a ferry ride across the croc-infested Kei River.

“She was covered in dirt and dust like the rest of us but she’s a really pretty girl. Nobody else got a look in,” the Daily Star quoted a traveller, as saying.

Two killed in Kabul were shot by their Afghan guard, probe finds

AfghanistanKabul - Two foreign nationals shot dead in Kabul Saturday were killed by their Afghan guard, who then committed suicide, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.

The South African and British nationals who worked as director and deputy director for DHL, an international shipping company, were shot dead in front of their office in downtown Kabul.

"Our investigation showed that one of the Afghan guards, who was

on duty yesterday morning, opened fire on DHL's director and deputy director as their vehicle reached the office, killing both on the spot," Interior Ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary said.

Four deaths, over 136,000 displaced in floods in Sri Lanka

Sri LankaColombo  - At least four people drowned and some 136,000 have been displaced in floods sweeping areas of Sri Lanka over the past five days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said Sunday.

Keerthi Ekanayaka, Coordinating Officer of the DMC in the north- west, west and south, said more than 25,000 homes were affected.

The heavy rains also affected Tamil rebel-held northern areas, where government troops are continuing military operations.

Tottenham sack manager Ramos and appoint Redknapp

London - Tottenham Hotspur confirmed Sunday the appointment of Harry Redknapp as manager after the bottom-ranked English Premier League club sacked Juande Ramos overnight.

Spurs also dismissed sporting director Damien Comolli and first team coaches Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez.

Redknapp leaves Portsmouth, with whom he had won the FA Cup last season.

Tottenham have endured an awful start to the season, taking just two points from their first eight games, and being beaten 2-0 by Udinese on Thursday in their first game in the UEFA Cup group stage.

In an interview with BBC radio, Redknapp revealed that it was on Friday morning that Spurs made their approach.

Cambodia confirms ASEAN meeting moved from Bangkok

Phnom Penh, CambodiaPhnom Penh  - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong Sunday confirmed reports that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting set for Bangkok in December has been moved to the northern city of Chiang Mai amid political unrest.

Hor Namhong was the first non-Thai ASEAN official to officially confirm the move, returning from talks with Thai officials on the sidelines of the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting in Beijing with a delegation headed by Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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