The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist and the Nepali Congress have struck a deal to create a coalition between the two largest parties in parliament. Prachanda, head of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre, quit as prime minister after less than 20 months. According to experts, the repeated rotation of governments is preventing Nepal from giving direction to its development.
Today's news: No chance of finding 55 passengers missing from the landslide that swept away their buses in Nepal; Alliance of minority groups agree four-day truce with the Burmese army in Shan State; Islamabad reaches agreement with the IMF on a seven billion dollar loan; Kuwait announces the discovery of a huge new oil field.
Today's news: partial IDF withdrawal from Gaza after a week-long offensive; Kathmandu towards new coalition government following parliamentary no-confidence vote for K.P. Sharma Oli; Thailand increases visa-free countries to 93 to boost tourism (and trade); 'Wandering' monk Thich Minh Tue reappears after a month.
In Nepal, dozens of people are missing after their buses were swept into a river due to landslides caused by torrential rains. In China, concern is mounting about the Yangtze. Six fatalities have been reported in Chongqing, but record levels in the Three Gorges reservoir have raised the alert. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by the structure’s construction.
Some 20 people walked for 25 days from the southern province of Madhesh to the capital, carrying empty buckets on their heads. In the Chure region, which is home to a mountain range and several streams, natural springs have dried up due to decades of overuse. The government, however, is ignoring the issue.
Today's news: Over 1400 academics sign a petition to the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza; In Beijing, the Minister of Agriculture is also under investigation; Nepalese Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the 30th time, an all-time record; Vietnamese police arrested a prominent trade unionist; Concern in Moscow over attack on foreign tourists in Afghanistan.
