Nepal to Abolish Monarchy

……… Nepal's major political parties have agreed to abolish the world's last Hindu monarchy as part of a deal to bring former Communist rebels back into the government, ……..No timetable has been set for the Communists to rejoin the government.…………..The Communists, who are known as Maoists, ended their decade-long rebellion last year and later joined the country's interim government. ..…………. The move plunged Nepal into a political crisis and threatened its transition to democracy.[View Full Article]