New protests in Nepal over delay in clipping king
Hundreds of Nepalis took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday, burning tyres, uprooting pavement barriers and blocking roads as they protested against a delay in plans to curtail the king’s powers. The demonstrations came a day after the country’s new, multi-party government deferred tabling a landmark resolution in parliament to check King Gyanendra’s powers, saying it needed to expand cabinet and debate the move there first. Full Story