Nepal rebels reject deadline
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Maoist rebels in Nepal reject a two-month deadline for peace talks set by the government.
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Maoist rebels yesterday cut off routes into the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in their first blockade of the city since they launched their insurgency to overthrow the constitutional monarchy eight years ago.
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Nepal's Maoist rebels have  temporarily suspended a crippling economic blockade of the  capital from Wednesday, saying the move was in response to  popular appeals.
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[World News]: Paduan, Nov.26 : Nepalese armed forces have reportedly smashed Maoist rebel camps in Paduan in the western half of the kingdom, even as Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has given the Maoists a January 13 deadline for entering into peace
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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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Maoist rebels kept vehicles off roads  leading to Nepal's capital for a second day on Thursday as  their unprecedented blockade of the city triggered fuel  rationing and pushed food prices up.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal say they are suspending a blockade of the capital, Kathmandu that has been in effect for a week.
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The Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, has been hit by bomb blasts on the third day of a blockade called by Maoist rebels. Nepalese business leaders are calling for a cease-fire between the government and the rebels.
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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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Nepalese rebels attacked a regional army headquarters in the northwest of the country as a blockade by insurgents stopped most vehicles using roads around the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day, Agence France-Presse said.
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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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Maoist rebels in Nepal threaten to shut down more big business ventures indefinitely.
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A two-day strike called by communist rebels has shut down the capital and major towns in Nepal. The rebels have threatened to derail parliamentary elections that the government plans to hold next year.
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Nepal will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebels do not respond by Jan. 13 to a government offer for peace talks to end a bloody revolt, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday.
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Despite peace overtures made this week to Nepal's Maoist rebels, the army's spokesman warned of a long and bloody battle before the guerrillas are weak enough to be forced to the negotiating table.
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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 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.