King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath greet well-wishers from a limousine after a ceremony ending three official days celebrating Cambodia's 50 years of Independence in capital Phnom Penh Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. The event marks the 50th anniversary of independence from Cambodia's colonial ruler...

King Norodom Sihanouk, center, waves during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Cambodia's independence from France, in Phnom Penh Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003. Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy is seen at right and Prime Minister Hun Sen is seen at left. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Cambodia King Norodom Sihanouk (R) and Queen Monineath give a traditional greeting as people celebrate the Water Festival along the Mekong River in Phnom Penh Saturday. The race is an important part of an annual three-day festival, which sees tens of thousands visit the capital from the countryside...

Buddhists call for an end to cycle of terror and revenge PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 Buddhists from 15 nations gathered in Cambodia on Thursday to call for an end to terrorism and the cycle of retaliation and revenge. Kyuse Enshinjoh, president of the World Buddhist Conference, said...

Cambodia King Norodom Sihanouk (L) and Queen Monineth wave to the crowd upon their arrival at the annual boat racing festival in Phnom Penh, October 30, 2001.The ailing King will celebrate his 79th birthday on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea)

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk touches the hands of school-children at the end of an independence day ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Friday, Nov. 9, 2001. Cambodiacelebrated its 48th anniversary of independence from France in 1953, with the King asking for Cambodia's neighbors, Vietnam and...

King Norodom Sihanouk speaks to reporters at a ceremony in Phnom Penh to celebrate Cambodia's Independence Day November 9, 2001. The ceremony at Phnom Penh'sIndependence Monument was attended by Sihanouk, 79,government officials, foreign diplomats and thousands offlag-waving school-children....