At least 24 Nepalese troops and police have been killed by Maoist rebels in the east of the kingdom, the army says. The bodies of six rebels have also been recovered, although the army says many more Maoists died in the fighting in Ilam district. All 50 security personnel missing in the area have made contact. More than 10,000 people have died in Nepal’s conflict since the rebels began their fight to replace the monarchy with a communist republic in 1995. Full Story