Nepal: As ruling alliance breaks, Prachanda seeks Oli’s support to become PM

Nepal’s ruling five-party alliance virtually broke on Sunday after Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-MC chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” failed to reach a power-sharing deal. Deuba rejected Prachanda’s bid to become the Prime Minister in the first half of the five-year term. Deuba and Prachanda had earlier reached a …

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Backed by Oli, Prachanda becomes Nepal’s new PM

CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was on Sunday appointed Nepal’s new PM, after the former guerrilla leader dramatically broke away from the five-party ruling alliance led by the Nepali Congress, ending the political uncertainty after last month’s general elections failed to produce a clear winner. The development may not bode well for India-Nepal …

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‘Dressed like they were going to a wedding’: How Taliban justified banning women from universities

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has defended its recent decision to ban women from universities, stating that the institutions were allowing genders to “mix freely” and subjects were being taught that “violated the principles of Islam”. “Some science subjects are not suitable for women and some other courses do not match the dignity and honour …

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Nepal to release ‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was set to be released from prison on Friday, jail authorities and his lawyer said. Sobhraj, 78, whose life was chronicled in the successful Netflix/BBC series “The Serpent”, was due to be deported to France within 15 days, …

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Afghan women weep as Taliban fighters enforce university ban

Rahimullah Nadeem, a spokesman for Kabul University, confirmed that classes for female students had stopped. He said some women were allowed to enter the campus for paperwork. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities, the Taliban have widely implemented their strict interpretation of Islamic law since they seized power …

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Nepal court orders release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj

A Nepal court has ordered the release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj. This comes nearly a year after the country’s Supreme Court issued a showcause notice to the government asking why Sobhraj (78), serving life imprisonment in a murder case, should not be released after spending 18 years in prison. Shobhraj’s lawyers had appealed for …

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19 killed in fuel tanker tunnel blast in Kabul

At least 19 people were killed and 32 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in a tunnel north of the Afghan capital Kabul, a local official said on Sunday. ​​​​​​According to Said Himatullah Shamim, a spokesman for Parwan province, survivors remain trapped under rubble and that the number of casualties could rise.