Cambodia asks UN to intervene in 'imminent state of war' with Thailand

A Cambodian soldier carrying a rocket launcher as he walks past a Thai soldier on Tuesday outside a Buddhist pagoda Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. (Heng Sinith/The Associated Press) By Seth MydansBANGKOK: Calling a border confrontation with Thailand "an imminent state of war," Cambodia asked the United Nations and its Southeast Asian neighbors to intervene Tuesday as hundreds of soldiers faced