Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dominated his country's politics through more than a half century of foreign invasion, genocide and civil war. The monarch of the small Southeast Asian country, ...

As king from 1941 to 1955 he outwitted the French government to win independence for Cambodia, before abdicating to gain political power. As ruler between 1955 and 1970 he strove to make Cambodia “a ...

Norodom Sihanouk, born Oct. 31, 1922, was a charismatic figure in Cambodian politics. In many ways he was larger than life: He took six wives and concubines and fathered at least 14 children in 11 ...

BANGKOK — Chinese state media reports that Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, one of Southeast Asia's defining leaders, has died in Beijing. He was 89. King Sihanouk led Cambodia to independence, but ...

The Chinese government Monday mourned the death of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, who was described as "an old friend of the Chinese people" and spent his last days in Beijing, which he ...

King Norodom Sihanouk, known as much for his colorful personality as his controversial statesmanship, has been synonymous with Cambodia’s modern history for six decades. His era drew to an apparent ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – He was many things to the Cambodia he helped navigate through half a century of war and genocide — revered independence hero, ruthless monarch and prime minister, communist ...

The death of Norodom Sihanouk in Beijing on 15 October 2012 marks the end of one of the most remarkable careers in international politics over the last century. The former king of Cambodia packed so ...

Norodom Sihanouk's abdication announcement is not the first time the enigmatic Cambodian has caught his nation by surprise. In fact his personal history has been almost as turbulent as that of his ...

IN THE days before Norodom Sihanouk, then 18, succeeded to the throne, a gust put out the sacred candles lit in the palace to mark the event. Courtiers tried to conceal the bad omen, but Sihanouk ...