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Wedding Celebrations Held in Streets Across Britain For those not lucky enough to get an invitation to the royal wedding itself, there were thousands of street parties across Britain on Friday. With the day declared a public holiday, many people dres
Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Wedding Souvenirs What can a cookie tin, a Rubik's Cube, and a novel tell us about Britain's royal family? Robert Opie has been a collector since before he can remember. Today, his collection makes up a museum in Lon
Guy Fawkes Day. Beginners. November 5th is an important day in England. It is called Guy Fawkes Day. We have fireworks and big bonfires every year to celebrate parliament in our country. Guy Fawkes was a criminal. He tried to blow up the government a
By Tom Rivers London 31 August 2007 On the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, the Princess of Wales, her sons organized a memorial service to pay tribute to their mother, who died in a car crash in Paris. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports. P
By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 April 2007 Demonstrators in Nepal's capital have clashed with police in a failed bid to halt the country's most popular beauty pageant. VOA's Steve Herman reports from our South Asia bureau in New Delhi. Sitashma Chand, 2
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 11 June 2006 King Gyanendra Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2006 Communist rebels have raided a town in western Nepal, attacking several government installations. The renewed violence in the mountain kingdom following th
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 23 April 2007 Nepal has suffered through 10 years of a violent communist insurgency, and a coup by the reigning monarch. Now, precisely one year after mass protests forced King Gyanendra to relinquish absolute power, the Him
By Stefan Bos Budapest 21 August 2007 German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that her country's dependence on Russian energy will not prevent her from criticizing Russia's human rights record. Ms. Merkel made the comments during a visit to Budapest, wh
By Steve Herman New Delhi 27 September 2007 Efforts are continuing in Nepal to break a political impasse that would bring the former rebel Maoists back into the interim government and allow November elections to be held on schedule. VOA Correspondent
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 In a major capitulation, Nepal's King Gyanendra has agreed to restore parliament - a key demand made by pro-democracy protesters, who had been demonstrating i
By Subel Bhandari New Delhi 23 May 2006 Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Nepal's deputy prime minister says the government is ready for peace talks with Maoist rebels, but rebel violenc
By Patricia Nunan Nepal Ganj, Nepal 22 February 2006 watch Nepal report For the past 10 years, Nepal has been caught up in a conflict between government forces and communist rebels fighting to overthr
By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 March 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says new elections will be held December 16 or December 23, to restore elected democratic government. As Ron Corben reports for VOA Mr. Surayud also rejected calls by the junta
The United Nations has called on Nepal's former Maoist rebels to release child soldiers who were recruited as guerilla fighters during their decade-long campaign to overthrow the monarchy. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the former rebels ar
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By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 02 June 2007 A U.S. government official has called for an end to Maoist violence in Nepal, where the country's former rebels are making a jerky transition from armed insurgents to mainstream politicians. Liam Cochrane has m
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 10 April 2008 Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed electi
It is the latest way for the Queen to engage with her public. Hundreds of royal photographs have been placed online by Buckingham Palace. Some images are historic. Others were taken just weeks ago. The aim --- to illustrate the work of the modern mon
As part of his 5-day stay in China, Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and his wife will make stops in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. He is also due to travel to Shaanxi to tour through the Loess Plateau while making a stop in the city