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Protesters demanding restoration of Nepal's monarchy clash with police
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal clashed with riot police on Tuesday in Kathmandu. Supporters of the former King Gyanendra, who was removed from power in 2008, attempted to crash through police barricades in a bid to...
Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him back. The capital of the Himalayan country is again teeming with...
Nepal's communist parties join forces to form a new coalition government
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s two largest communist parties joined forces to form a new coalition government on Monday that will also include smaller parties as partners. Maoist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal will remain prime minister a year after he was elected to the...
Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35...
'Our gods were locked in the basement.' Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's gods and goddess are returning home. An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being repatriated to the Himalayan nation, part of a growing global effort to return such items to...
