Nepal agrees to protesters' key demands
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The government will allocate more seats in parliament and guarantee places in its administration to representatives of southern Nepal, the prime minister said Wednesday as he agreed to protesters' demands following clashes that have killed 21 people.
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21 August 2004 -- Nepalese officials say they are trying to confirm reports that 12 Nepalese nationals had been seized by a militant group in Iraq.
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Nepal is to probe disappearances of left-wing activists - a major demand of Maoist blockading the capital.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here Tuesday that Pakistan is ready to provide military assistance to Nepal if Nepal demands.
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Nepalese forces are on alert ahead a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital.
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Nepal's former Maoist rebels Sunday agreed to rejoin the government after striking a deal with political parties to end the country's long-running peace process deadlock, a senior minister said.
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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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Parliament in Nepal endorses an agreement to abolish the monarchy, allowing Maoists to re-join the government.
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Nepal's prime minister promised on Wednesday to turn Nepal into a federal state after this year's constituent assembly elections, a move to stem protests by ethnic Madhesi people in which 11 people have died.
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Nepal was preparing a response to the  latest terms for fresh talks from Maoist rebels, a minister  said on Wednesday, as nearly half of the kingdom shut down for  a second day in a rebel-sponsored strike.
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Nepalis woke on Wednesday to the promise of peace and an end to a decade of civil war, kidnappings, murders and fear, seven months after mass street protests overturned royal rule.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nepal&#39;s Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikary called on communist rebels to hold peace talks to end a two-day blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, Agence France- Presse reported from the city.
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Thousands of Nepalis took to the streets on Wednesday to celebrate the signing of a peace deal between the government and Maoist rebels which many hope will end a decade of civil war, kidnapping, murder and fear.
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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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Thousands of supporters of former Maoist rebels are expected to hold a mass demonstration in the Nepali capital on Tuesday to press the government to ensure key elections occur on time, a Maoist spokesman said.
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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 multi-party government and Maoist rebels signed a landmark peace accord on Tuesday that declared a formal end to a decade-old civil war that has killed more than 13,000 people.