Curfew set in Kathmandu, anti-king protests go on in Nepal

Curfew set in Kathmandu, anti-king protests go on in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Protesters call for the ouster of King Gyanendra in Kathmandu as Nepalese authorities imposed an eight-hour daytime curfew in the capital and its outskirts on April 22.

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