EU urges Nepal's Maoists to disarm before elections
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The European Union has urged Nepal's Maoist rebels to disarm before constituent assembly elections due next year.
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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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Nepal has put its security forces on high alert as Maoist guerrillas threaten to blockade the capital, Kathmandu -- beginning Wednesday.
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Nepal&#39;s embattled government could open the way for talks with Maoist rebels if it declares a ceasefire, stops branding them as terrorists and withdraws international
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Protesting Serbs in Kosovo  warned the European Union on Tuesday they would reject its  planned supervisory mission if the Albanian majority declares  independence from Serbia early next year.
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The European Union's chief election  monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes that have killed  hundreds and displaced thousands in the run-up to a December 27  presidential and parliamentary election.
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The United Nations mission in Nepal has told the Himalayan nation's government to move on and organise scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.
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Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba begins a visit to India on Wednesday during which he will plead for more help from his giant neighbour to crush a Maoist revolt that seems to be getting out of hand.
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KATMANDU, Nepal Nepal&#39;s deputy prime minister appealed on Thursday to Maoist rebels who are blockading the capital for talks to end the two-day-old stand-off as food prices began to rise.
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Nepal&#039;s prime minister urged Maoist rebels to give up their weapons as the next step towards peace and promised to create more jobs in the countryside where the insurgents are strongest.
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The European Union, United States and  United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to  agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed  500 people since disputed December 27 polls.
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The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital.
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ELDORET, Kenya  - The European Union's chief election monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes in which hundreds were killed and thousands displaced in this year's run-up to the December 27 national election.
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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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Nepali political parties were making last ditch efforts on Monday to try and convince the former Maoist rebels not to quit the interim government and to withdraw their planned protests in a row over the monarchy.
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The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls.
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Ethnic unrest in southern Nepal that has blighted the country's fragile peace process has to be tackled before crucial polls to decide Nepal's political future, the United Nations said.