With defiance of royal rule spreading, security forces fatally shot a fifth protester Monday while King Gyanendra searched for a way out of a crisis that has plunged the Himalayan land into its worst turmoil since he seized absolute power 14 months ago. Twelve days of often-bloody pro-democracy protests and a general strike have emptied Nepal’s highways, leaving cities short of fresh food and fuel. At one Katmandu hotel, the dinner menu was scribbled on a pink post-it note. Full Story