Nepal awaits Maoist response to call for talks:
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[World News] Kathmandu, Sep 23 : Nepal remained torn between hope and doubt, awaiting a response from the Maoist insurgents as the government said it would send a formal proposal to them to hold peace talks.
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KATHMANDU - Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched through Kathmandu on Monday, calling for an end to the conflict between Maoist rebels and Nepalese security forces.
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Nepali Maoists must show a fundamental change in their behavior and end violence and intimidation if they want Washington to take them off its list of terrorist organizations, the United States said on Friday.
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Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk.
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Nepalese forces are on alert ahead of a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital.
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The leader of Maoist rebels battling to overthrow Nepal's constitutional monarchy has dismissed as a "deep-seated conspiracy" a government deadline of January 13 to begin peace talks.
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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's embattled government offered to meet a demand by Maoist rebels to end their blockade of the capital yesterday after the guerrillas set off two bombs in and around Katmandu, officials said.
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Nepal&#39;s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk.
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Maoist leader Prachanda says he expects to be Nepal's first president after its monarchy is abolished.
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Nepal's government on Saturday told Madhesi rebel groups operating in the southern plains of the Himalayan country to join peace talks within two weeks or face a police crackdown.
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Leaders of Nepal's ruling seven-party alliance and Maoist rebels began talks on Sunday in a bid to rescue a peace process stalled by differences over disarming the guerrillas and the future of the monarchy.
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Nepal is to probe disappearances of left-wing activists - a major demand of Maoist rebels blockading the capital.
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Nepal&#39;s capital has been largely cut off from the rest of the country after Maoist rebels imposed a blockade of the city. The rebels say the blockade will remain in place until the government meets their demands.
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Nepal's prime minister issued an appeal for calm and promised to address the demands of ethnic Mahadhesis following nearly two weeks of violent protests in the south of the country.
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During his stay, the prime minister is due to meet his Nepali counterpart, Sher Bahadur Deuba. High on the agenda of the talks is expected to be terrorism and economic cooperation.
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The fear of attack kept most vehicles off roads leading to Nepal's capital for a second day on Thursday as authorities sought talks to end a siege called by Maoist insurgents.
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Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held talks with his Indian counterpart on Thursday to try to secure more help to crush an increasingly deadly Maoist revolt in the poor Himalayan nation.