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| Jan.4 |
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Pakistan offers hand of friendship Vajpayee, India's prime minister has cautiously welcomed offer at a regional summit
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| Jan.5 |
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India accepts 'hand of friendship' Vajpayee, Indian prime minister, has cautiously welcomed Pakistan's offer
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Summit ends with no thaw| A regional summit of South Asian leaders had no sign of breakthrough in the military stand-off between India and Pakistan | | |
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| Feb.17 |
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100 killed by Maoists| Cabinet has ordered security stepped up after two separate but simultaneous attacks by rebels on government installations | | |
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| Feb.21 |
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Rebels kill 32 police officers Maoist rebels attack a remote post after parliament voted to extend a state of emergency by three months
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| Apr.11 |
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'Dozens killed' in rebel attack 50 policemen and 12 Maoist rebels have been killed in clashes. 3,000 fighters have attacked police posts
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| Apr.16 |
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Himalayan warming 'may trigger floods' 40 Himalayan lakes could soon overflow, imperilling tens of thousands of people
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| May.23 |
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PM suspended by Congress party Ruling party has suspended Sher Bahadur Deuba, a day after King Gyanendra dissolved parliament
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| May.27 |
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Ruling party expels prime minister Nepali Congress party has expelled Sher Bahadur Deuba for 3 years as his government to extend emergency rule
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| Aug.22 |
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Tourist plane crash kills 18| Among those on board the Shangrila Air plane were 13 Germans, one Briton and one U.S. citizen and 3 crewmembers | |
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| Sep.7 |
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Maoists kill 40 policemen| The offensive was the first major attack by rebels since a state of emergency was lifted | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Maoists struck town Rebels struck the town of Sandhikharka, inflicting heavy casualties on the security forces stationed there
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| Sep.22 |
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Army says 49 rebels killed The army has killed 38 rebels in clashes, and another 11 died when explosives they were carrying went off accidentally
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| Oct.5 |
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King ousts government King Gyanendra to take control of government after firing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba
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| Nov.9 |
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U.S. embassy guard killed A security officer has been shot dead by unidentified assailants in a deliberate escalation of violence by Maoist rebels
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| Nov.15 |
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Maoists launch major offensives| Rebels have struck 2 mountain towns, killing at least 68 police and soldiers | |
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| Dec.8 |
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Five killed in bus attack Only 5 days after Maoists pledged to drop attacks on non-defense targets, 5 people were killed in a rebel ambush
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