US returns 2 stolen statues to Cambodia

Phnom Penh: The US has returned two ancient statues to Cambodia which were stolen decades ago during the civil war, as per a statement on Saturday. The statues arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Tuesday and representatives of the two countries attended a Buddhist blessing ceremony held on Friday at the National Museum. One artefact is an 11th century sandstone Khmer statue torso of the Khleang style wearing a Khmer sampot, a traditional garment of Cambodia. The other artefact, from the 10th century, is a large gray sandstone Khmer statue torso of an unidentified deity. Reuters

Knifeman attacks shoppers in France, 2 killed

paris: A man wielding a knife attacked residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown south of the French city of Lyon Saturday, killing two people and wounding others, prosecutors said. The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office told The Associated Press the attack took place at 11 a.m. in a commercial street in Romans-sur-Isere. The alleged attacker was arrested by police nearby. Prosecutors did not identify him. They said he had no documents but claimed to be Sudanese and to have been born in 1987. Prosecutors said that other people were also injured but couldn't confirm French media reports that there were seven other casualties, of whom one is in critical condition. Reuters