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Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests

Nepal’s new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday, as the Himalayan nation seeks to restore order after deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests that ousted the previous government...

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Nepalis hope protest deaths bring change

Grieving families of those killed in Nepal’s anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters’ choice of interim prime minister took charge Saturday.

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Nepal sets polls for March 5 

Nepalese president Ram Chandra Paudel announced Friday night that the 275-seat parliament was dissolved and elections were fixed for March 5.

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US envoy agrees to prisoner swap: Taliban govt

Washington’s special envoy Adam Boehler made a rare visit on Saturday to Kabul, where he said the United States would move forward with a prisoner exchange, according to the Taliban government...

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Modi visits Manipur 2yrs after ethnic clashes

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to troubled Manipur state on Saturday since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago...

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Indian forces kill Maoist commander, nine others

Indian security forces shot dead a top Maoist commander and nine other guerrillas in a gun battle, an official said on Friday, as they ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict.

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India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist

Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government’s ban on social media and corruption allegations — but in neighbouring India, the violence is being misrepresented online as something else entirely: a religious uprising.

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Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal PM

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday to lead the transition as the country’s next prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.

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Sushila Karki named as next Nepal PM

The former chief justice of Nepal, Sushila Karki, has been appointed to lead the transition as the country’s next prime minister after deadly protests ousted the government, the president’s office said Friday.