US, EU, India recall envoys from Nepal to protest King's power grab
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Nepal came under international pressure after the United States, European Union and India recalled their ambassadors from the Himalayan outpost to protest King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power.
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Three months after King Gyanendra&#39;s reinstatement of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, whom he fired on Oct. 4, 2002, for incompetence, Nepal&#39;s political stalemate continues as civil war
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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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The Nepalese authorities defend the royal coup after the US and EU nations recall their ambassadors in protest.
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Three ex-ministers of  Nepal's king are arrested on suspicion of conspiring to encourage violence in southern Nepal.
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Political parties in Nepal will hold protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule, says an aide to the sacked PM.
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Politicians from the Indian and Pakistan-controlled areas of Kashmir are taking part in an international conference held in Nepal on the future of the disputed Himalayan territory.
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Nepal&#39;s Maoists stepped up demands for the immediate abolition of the Himalayan nation&#39;s monarchy, rejecting a new proposal to replace the unpopular king with a four-year-old prince.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the  government, declared a state of emergency and assumed power on  Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold polls or  restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
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The UN and human rights groups express concern over the number of people who disappear in Nepal.
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The State Department told Americans on Wednesday to avoid travel to Nepal because of possible political unrest in the aftermath of King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government and suspension of many civil rights.
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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 new government said on Thursday it wanted peace talks with Maoist rebels but clamped down on dissent, banning all criticism of the king's decision to assume power for three years.
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Iran and Pakistan summon UK envoys to protest against the knighthood awarded to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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More than 1,000 Maoists launched a violent assault on a district headquarters in Nepal&#39;s northwestern mountains, officials said Sunday, as angry traders rallied on the streets of Kathmandu to protest a crippling rebel blockade of the capital, now also hit
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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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Nepali King Gyanendra Bir BikramShah Dev on Thursday afternoon postponed his pre-scheduled 11-day official visit to India for an indefinite period due to the sudden demise