Thailand, Cambodia agree to observers at border

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Tuesday to allow civilian and unarmed military observers from Indonesia to be posted along their border, where bloody clashes over territory surrounding a centuries-old temple erupted anew earlier this month, killing at least 11 people.

The agreement, brokered by a meeting of Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers, is a breakthrough for the 10-member group.

The move will likely go a long way toward stopping the fighting as, without independent verification, each side has blamed the other for starting the sporadic but frequently bloody clashes.