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News: Nepal

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nepal in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Nepal – overview

Nepal: news

Nepal urged to tighten adoptions

Friday, August 29th 2008, 17:49

The government in Nepal is being urged to tighten regulations surrounding the international adoption of its children.
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Nepalese sue US company over Iraq

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 8:05
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A Nepalese man and relatives of 12 others killed in Iraq four years ago sue American firm KBR on charges of human trafficking.
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Thousands affected by Nepal flood

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 5:31

Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced from their homes after flooding in Nepal.
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Nepal Maoist head sworn in as PM

Monday, August 18th 2008, 12:10

The former Maoist rebel leader in Nepal, Prachanda, is sworn in as the country's prime minister.
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Maoist leader becomes Nepal PM

Friday, August 15th 2008, 15:29

Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda is elected as prime minister, months after the country abolishes its monarchy.
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Old rivals vie to be new Nepal PM

Friday, August 15th 2008, 0:10

Nepal is finally about to choose a new prime minister - four months after the young republic held elections.
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High-rise honey

Saturday, August 9th 2008, 23:15

Nepalese farmers risk all for the sweetest taste
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Angry Tibetans protest in Nepal

Friday, August 8th 2008, 7:46
related countries: China China

Hundreds of angry Tibetans protest in Nepal as China prepares to open the Olympics in a few hours.
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Food shortages warning for Nepal

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 4:10

The government of Nepal and the UN warn that hundreds of thousands of people are facing severe food shortages.
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Maoists asked to form government

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 15:34

Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda has a week to form the new republic's first government, the president says.
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Nepal Maoists to shun government

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 10:09

Nepal's former Maoist rebels have abandoned efforts to form the country's next government, party officials say.
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Vote setback for Nepalese Maoists

Monday, July 21st 2008, 16:58

Nepal's biggest party, the former Maoist rebels, fail to get their preferred candidate elected president.
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Nepal bus plunge kills 14 people

Saturday, July 19th 2008, 4:54

A bus tumbles into a river in a mountainous region of Nepal, leaving at least 14 passengers dead and others missing.
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'Agreement' over Nepal president

Friday, July 18th 2008, 7:41

Former Maoist rebels look set to back a 73-year-old leader from southern Nepal in presidential elections due on Saturday.
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Nepal ex-prince's family leaves

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 14:17
related countries: Singapore Singapore

The former Crown Princess of Nepal, Himani Shah, leaves for Singapore with her three children, immigration officials say.
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Nepalese police release officers

Monday, July 14th 2008, 8:31

Seven senior policemen taken hostage by junior officers in Nepal are released, officials say.
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Where's the food?

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 9:05

Why hunger is now a fact of life in rural Nepal
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Ousted Nepal prince leaves nation

Wednesday, July 2nd 2008, 4:40

Nepal's former Crown Prince, Paras Shah, goes on a trip abroad amid speculation that he is set to emigrate.
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Nepalese prime minister resigns

Thursday, June 26th 2008, 16:57

Nepal's interim prime minister announces his resignation, paving the way for Maoist leader Prachanda to succeed him.
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Nepalese cabinet crisis deepens

Saturday, June 21st 2008, 13:48

Nepal PM Girid Prasad Koirala struggles to keep his administration together after Maoist ministers quit the cabinet.
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Strike after Maoist minister locks official in toilet

Thursday, June 19th 2008, 13:31

Around 4,000 local government workers in Nepal go on strike after a Maoist minister locked up an "errant official" in a toilet.
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