No sign of interim parliament in Nepal
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Nepal's ruling parties have missed a Sunday deadline to form an interim parliament with Maoist rebels, the latest in a series of delays that have prompted a Maoist leader to question the government's commitment to a landmark peace accord.
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Grappling with a blockade called by Maoist rebels and the closure of leading business houses, the Nepal government was caught off guard by reports of the possible abduction of 12 of its nationals in Iraq on Saturday.
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Kolkata, September 29: The next President of the BCCI would be elected on Wednesday as efforts to reach a last minute consensus apparently failed on Wednesday morning.
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A South Asian summit due to start in  Bangladesh at the weekend was postponed on Wednesday after  India's prime minister pulled out because of a political crisis  in Nepal and security concerns in Bangladesh.
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Elections in Pakistan appeared set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other politicians that they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra plans to attend a summit of South Asian leaders despite his "royal coup" and declaration of an emergency in the Himalayan kingdom, an official said.
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Nepal&#39;s political parties and former rebels Saturday agreed to hold elections by mid-April next year, a top minister said.
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Guinness World Records is awaiting the final pieces of evidence before deciding whether Nepal's shortest man can be named the shortest in the world, a spokeswoman for the company said Friday.
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Nepal's government may agree in principle to abolish the monarchy in a deal to resolve a political deadlock with Maoist former rebels, but implement the decision only after fresh elections, a top minister said on Friday.
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Nepal rejected on Tuesday international criticism of King Gyanendra's decision to assume full power, saying the step was crucial to fight Maoist rebels.
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Nepal's government sets 10 April as the date for delayed elections to decide the country's future.
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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's King Gyanendra dismissed the government, declared a state of emergency, and assumed power yesterday, saying the leadership had failed to hold polls and end an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
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Nepal&#39;s political leaders held emergency talks Monday with former rebel Maoists to try to persuade the ultra-leftists not to storm out of the government and launch nationwide protests.
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BAGHDAD, Oct 21  - Iraq&#39;s interim government has voiced concern at the lack of UN officials on the ground to help prepare the country for national elections promised in January.
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No date given for resumption of six-party disarmament process.
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Maoist rebels cut off Nepal&#39;s capital Kathmandu yesterday in their first blockade of the city since the rebellion to overthrow the constitutional monarchy and set up a communist republic in the world&#39;s only Hindu kingdom began eight years ago.