Nepal king sacks government
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King Gyanendra announces on state TV that he has sacked the government and is taking over direct power.
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A state of emergency is decleared in Bangkok, as tanks surround the prime minister's office and the king is declared head of state
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: Two powerful bomb explosions in Nepal today ripped through a state-owned corporation building and a government office, wounding at least 40 people in attacks authorities blamed on the Maoist rebels.
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King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, closing off his Himalayan nation from the rest of the world as telephone and Internet lines were cut, flights diverted and civil liberties severely curtailed.
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Former Maoist rebels in Nepal rejoin the government, after parliament votes to abolish the monarchy.
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Top government minister David Blunkett has resigned over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government months before an expected general election.
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Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Omar sacks one of his top military commanders, Mansoor Dadullah.
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fired ministers responsible for dealing with a bird flu crisis and violence in the largely Muslim south yesterday, just months ahead of a general election.
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National elections â already twice delayed â are scheduled for April. The interim government voted to abolish the monarchy, meeting a key demand of former Maoist rebels.
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Fiji's military says it has taken over the government and dismissed elected Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
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King Wangchuk of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan abdicates earlier than planned to make way for his son.
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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's provisional parliament approved a motion to abolish the monarchy on Friday, as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to underpin a fragile peace deal.
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Nepal's parliament gives itself the power to abolish the monarchy if  the king interferes in forthcoming elections.
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Jakarta, Indonesia -- The ruling military junta in Burma has fired Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, a man whom foreign officials had seen as the best hope for returning the country to democracy.
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The country's security forces act against dissent after the king sacks the government and bans press freedoms.
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The Somali parliament votes to sack the newly-appointed government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Ghedi.