Soldiers and police patrolled Nepal’s capital on Thursday as thousands of protesters from surrounding areas marched toward the city limits, where troops had orders to shoot on sight anyone breaking a curfew. Demonstrators were marching toward Kathmandu from several directions.
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/ 30 October 2005
A series of near-simultaneous explosions rocked the Indian capital on Saturday evening, tearing through a bus and two markets jammed with people shopping for gifts ahead of an upcoming Hindu festival. At least 61 people were killed and 188 injured in the blasts, a home ministry official said on Sunday.
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo called on Monday for Western countries to make good on promises of debt relief to poor nations, saying failing to do so would destroy their credibility. Poor countries, especially in Africa, have long complained that repaying massive debts is draining away funds that could be spent on better roads and schools.