Clashes persisted along Thai-Cambodian - CNN International

Thailand a soldier says SkirmishReport is injured on Sunday: Thai Prime Minister ABHISIT Vejjajiva calls for bilateral meetings to end the DisputeAuthorities have been at least 7 Thai and Cambodian troops in the last ClashesEach site killed say blames the other for the violence, which broke in the vicinity of two temples

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) - combat broke for a third consecutive day in a disputed area along which Thai Cambodian border Sunday, a Thai said military of officials.

A member of Thailand's military sustainable small injuries in the battle, which lasted about three hours and involved small arms and artillery, said Colonel Sansern Kaewkumnerd.

His weekly address demanded bilateral meetings the end dispute the MCOT, news agency reports in Thai Prime Minister ABHISIT Vejjajiva.

"Fall Thailand in Cambodia's case will boost trying the neighbor, the conflict where so severe, that the dispute no longer can be solved on a bilateral basis," ABHISIT said, after MCOT.

Authorities have evacuated thousands of people from nearby villages.

The blame for the violence, which first province Friday erupted district of Thailand's Surin in the vicinity of two temples in Amphoe Phanom Dong Rak is the other each side.

Thailand's public health Ministry said four Thai soldiers in the conflict came on Friday and Saturday to life. Cambodia's Government said that three were killed of his troops.

Sansern accused first Sunday Cambodian forces of opening fire and said on responded Thai troops to protect the sovereignty of their country.

Cambodian officials could not immediately be reached for comment. A declaration of the country's Defence Ministry Saturday described as "attack of Thai infantry," the clashes Thailand accuse spy planes in Cambodia and with heavy weapons to fly.

Issued statements Saturday accusing Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cambodia "Fire heavy weapons on Thai innocent civilians."

The Office of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement Saturday, that ban "was concerned above all to"first sign of progress"of the recent conflicts" peaceful towards resolving their conflict.

"The Secretary-General calls on both sides of for maximum restraint to practice and immediate measures for a effective and verifiable ceasefire introduced", the statement said.

At least 10 people were killed in February, after which the Security Council a statement call renewed fighting in another part of the disputed border between the two Nations on both sides to implement a ceasefire issue aufgeflammt.

This conflict, which came four days out of a long-standing conflict related to the 11th century Preah Vihear temple took. Cambodia and Thailand claim, in the temple, which sits on a cliff on Cambodian soil but has a most accessible entrance on the Thai side.

At the time committed each nation have the other of burn first.CNN's Kocha Olarn contributed to this report.

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Clashes escalate in the Yemen; At least 12 killed

Security forces and police Government supporters opened fire from rooftops and the street to tens of thousands of demonstrators, according to witnesses, such as the distribution for a second day by the city of Taiz disputes. At least 10 people were killed; the official news agency Saba said a doctor at a local hospital said 12 people died and 50 were wounded in the shots.

In the Western port city of Al Hudaydah, two protesters were Government Monday night shootings of police officers killed supporters during a March on the Presidential Palace. Saba confirmed the death.

The violence of Taiz, where tens of thousands have staged a sit-in for more than six weeks, was the deadliest there seen and came under a sign that the United States had concluded that President Saleh must give way. Protesters have demanded that he resign immediately.

Yemen coalition of opposition parties condemned the violence and prayed foreign powers "to stop intervention President Saleh and his entourage of more Yemeni bloodshed."

Witnesses said the clashes in Taiz that began on Monday when demonstrators tried, two miles from the neighborhood where demonstrators which has been staging sit-in have marching a Presidential Palace.

Security forces confronted the masses and tries to prevent them, the Palace with tear gas before the burning fired bullets in the air on and then on the protesters as others from rooftops around the protesters route, said witnesses.

The associated press, citing witnesses reached by telephone, said that some protesters was been contacted by the fleeing masses with feet.

"There were people dressed in soldier uniforms and balls from rooftops, shoot live wearing civilian clothes" said Abdul Habib al-Qadasy, 47, was engineer of the protest in Taiz.

The violence was a crackdown two weeks ago in the capital Sana'a, when sniper related raised with the Government buildings in an effort to make sure that protesters marching. More than 50 people were killed.

While acknowledging the outbreak who gave force of Taiz, the Government how the partnership began, to the say another account the police only to a clash between demonstrators and Government had intervened supporters smash.

"she went to a very busy street in Taiz and planned to sit,", said a senior official in Sana of the protesters. "they took some 300 people." The shop owner and the residents on this road, said; "Please don't." If you sit here, you go to us violate. "And so they started fighting and police arrived."

The official, anonymity, requested because he was not authorized to talk about the conflicts, he said the Governor of Taiz, had spoken, said the security forces only in the air had shots. The official suggested that those who died in an exchange of gunfire between Government and police shot dead armed demonstrators had.

"The demonstrators have a plan of the escalation," he said.

Until recently demonstrations in Taiz surrounded largely weapons of checkpoints to a range of security forces and civilian run limited. But have in recent days demonstrators marching outside this range, apparently in an effort to pressure on the Government of ratchet wrench started.

Demonstrators staged also simultaneous major marches in two other areas of the city, and hundreds marched in Al Hudaydah, where the security forces fired to disperse tear gas and shots into the air to the masses. In addition to the two people were killed, dozens injured, including four policemen, were reported to the State News Agency.

In Sana'a on Monday over a half mile south of their sit-in responds demonstrators to reports of the Taiz violence by trying, area, according to Adel al-Suraby, a student leader protest March. Men in civilian clothes reacted stones at the protesters, said Mr Suraby, hurting at least five people.

Some demonstrators said that Taiz violence presents an opportunity for the United States are directly involved, Mr Saleh 32-year rule to end.

"We love America, and we need America's help," Mutahar Sufan, PhD student, said on Monday at a demonstration in Sana'a. "We want to hear not about negotiations between America and Saleh, or do we want to hear it from the media, what they want Saleh to leave." "We want to tell America, so we believe it."

Laura Kasinof reported from Sana and j. David Goodman of New York.

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