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 Nepal, January 2008
Nepal, February 2008
Nepal, March 2008
Nepal, April 2008
Nepal, May 2008
Nepal, June 2008
Nepal, July 2008
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Nepal, December 2008
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| Feb.16 |
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Kathmandu nearly out of fuel  Nepal's capital is almost out of fuel and transport of supplies has been blocked by a crippling general strike by ethnic rights groups in southern...
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| Mar.3 |
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10 reported dead in U.N. helicopter crash A helicopter caught fire and crashed in a mountainous region in eastern Nepal
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| Apr.8 |
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 Police kill 'seven' Maoists At least 7 Maoist activist have been shot dead by the security forces after a scuffle between the Maoists and youths
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| Apr.10 |
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 Voters undeterred by violence Nepalis embraced the return to democracy in an election meant to secure peace in a land riven by communist insurgents and an autocratic king
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| Apr.12 |
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Ex-communist rebels ahead Prachanda, the former leader of bloody Maoist insurgency, captured a seat on a new assembly that will chart the country's future
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| Apr.13 |
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Maoists extend poll lead  | The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark elections | |
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| May.25 |
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Nepal bans rallies in Kathmandu Authorities in the capital have banned rallies and mass meetings in strategic areas 2 days before assembly is to meet to declare a republic
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76-year-old breaks Everest record A 76-year-old Nepalese man became the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain
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| May.27 |
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Nepal swears in new assembly Nepal stood on the brink of becoming the world's newest republic after swearing in an assembly charged with ending 239 years of royal rule
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| May.28 |
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Nepal abolishes monarchy Newly elected leadership changed the country to a republic, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule
| The Maoists were committed to ousting King Gyanendra. A constituent assembly meeting in Kathmandu, overwhelmingly voted to abolish royal rule. People celebrated wildly in the streets after news of the assembly vote
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| Jun.10 |
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Former king to leave palace Map of Kathmandu Nepal| Former king Gyanendra has spent his last night in the compound which has been home to the royal family for more than 100 years | |
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| Jun.15 |
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King's palace becomes museum New government has converted the opulent palace into a museum and unfurled the national flag as a symbolic move to signify the end of monarchy
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| Jul.18 |
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14 killed in bus accident A bus veered off a mountain road and plunged in a river in central Nepal killing 14 passengers while several more are reported missing
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| Jul.23 |
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Nepal's first president sworn in Ram Baran Yadav, a physician in his 60s, took the oath of office two days after his election
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| Aug.14 |
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Old rivals vie to be new PM Nepal is finally about to choose a new prime minister, 4 months after the elections. The Maoist leader, Prachanda, is likely to be the winner
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| Aug.15 |
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Maoist leader becomes PM| Members of parliament have overwhelmingly elected 53-year-old Prachanda as the country's new prime minister | |
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| Aug.28 |
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Millions in India, Nepal flee rising water Extreme flooding has displaced millions on either side of the India-Nepal border after Saptakoshi river burst its banks
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| Oct.7 |
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 'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash Map of Lukla Nepal| 12 German tourists were among 18 people killed when a passenger Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Everest region at Tenzing-Hillary airport | |
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