Diplomacy Gears Up in Thailand-Cambodia Feud

BANGKOK -- Diplomatic efforts are accelerating to address a newly revived dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over who controls the ruins of a centuries-old Hindu temple overlooking their contested border.

About 500 Thai soldiers and 1,700 Cambodian troops have been on alert for more than a week near the Preah Vihear temple site, which is just inside Cambodia's side of the border. Cambodia has lobbied the United Nations Security Council and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help find a solution.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday urged the two sides to resolve their differences peacefully. France's ambassador ...