Resurgent global food prices are again threatening to push millions of people in developing Asia into extreme poverty, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank.
Thai and Cambodian troops faced off along their jungle frontier after 12 soldiers died in the bloodiest fighting since a bitter border dispute flared up almost three years ago.
Fierce clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border have left 10 dead and forced thousands to flee the worst bloodshed since a UN ceasefire appeal in February, officials said.
About half the United States has banned smoking in bars, restaurants or workplaces, and similar no-smoking policies could span the nation by 2020, the government said.