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Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has announced his resignation in a televised speech.
He said that he wanted to bring an end to political deadlock in the country and move the peace process forward.
Mr Nepal has been under pressure to resign for some months by the Maoists. They say that as the largest party it is their right to determine who is PM.
Mr Nepal was appointed little more than a year ago to head a 22-party coalition that succeeded the Maoist government.
The BBC's Joanna Jolly in Kathmandu says that it is not yet clear who will succeed him.
His resignation comes a month after his governing coalition and the opposition Maoist party agreed to extend the deadline for the country to write a new democratic constitution by one year.
'Confusion and indecision'"I have decided to resign from the post of prime minister so that the peace process can be completed, a new constitution drafted and the current political deadlock resolved," he said.
"I had frequently urged the political parties including the Maoists to find an appropriate way out of the present deadlock and forge a consensus. But no agreement has reached so far."
Mr Nepal said it "would be inappropriate to further prolong the situation of confusion and indecision".
He became prime minister in May 2009 after the previous government - led by the Maoists - resigned following a row with the president over the firing of the army chief.
The prime minister said he had hoped to negotiate with the Maoist party to move forward with the peace process, but they had refused to fulfil their commitments to the deal, which include integrating their former fighters into the national army and disbanding their paramilitary wing.
BBC news.
Brazil completed a hat-trick of victories over Chile at the FIFA World Cup™ by beating their South American rivals Chile 3-0 to set up a potentially thrilling quarter-final meeting with the Netherlands.
Dunga's side took control of the Round of 16 contest with two goals in quick succession in the last ten minutes of the first half through Juan and Luis Fabiano. Robinho added the third to inflict further punishment on the Chileans who may have ended a 48-year wait for a FIFA World Cup win in South Africa but evidently have not worked out how to better their old nemesis.
Brazil defeated Chile in the 1962 semi-finals and at this same stage of the 1998 tournament in France, scoring four goals in each game. They also beat La Roja home and away in qualifying for South Africa and even in the goalless opening 33 minutes at Ellis Park, there was scant evidence of a different outcome. Although Chile, playing in all white, had a larger share of possession in the opening quarter-hour, Brazil carried the greater goal threat from the off.
Luis Fabiano had an early sniff of goal when breaking down the inside-right channel in the fifth minute but dragged his shot past the far post. Four minutes later Gilberto Silva drew a full-length stop from Chile custodian Claudio Bravo with a 25-yard strike and from the ensuing corner, Kaka – back from suspension – had a sight of goal but fired wide. There was another nervous moment in the Chilean penalty box when Lucio took a dramatic tumble under Pablo Contreras's challenge and it came as no surprise when Brazil made the breakthrough in the 34th minute as Juan rose high to bury a header high past Bravo from Maicon's flag-kick.
Four minutes later Dunga's men had their second as Luis Fabiano got on to the end of a slick counterattack to hit his third goal of the finals. Robinho surged down the left and slipped the ball infield to Kaka, who split Chile's central defence with a first-time pass to put Luis Fabiano in the clear. With Chileans appealing in vain for offside, the Sevilla marksman rounded Bravo and slotted home. Chile produced only one or two promising moments in the final third in the opening 45 minutes. And when Humberto Suazo, making his second start of the finals, had a sight of goal, he failed to trouble Julio Cesar with his shot from the edge of the box – their only effort on target before the break.
Marcelo Bielsa's side had begun the match showing four changes from the defeat by Spain, three enforced by the suspensions of Marco Estrada Gary Medel and Waldo Ponce. And they began the second half with two more changes as Bielsa sent on Rodrigo Tello and Jorge Valvidia in place of Contreras and Mark Gonzalez. But though they tried to increase the pressure on Brazil's back line, their own defence was breached again just before the hour. Ramires strode forward from midfield, leaving two white shirts in his wake, and played in Robinho to curl a shot past the left hand of Bravo. It was Robinho's eighth goal in six matches against Chile and he came close to adding another with a low shot that Bravo tipped behind.
At the other end some of Chile's approach play was slick and they began belatedly to create chances. Valvidia flicked up the ball on the edge of the box and lifted a shot narrowly over the crossbar. With 15 minutes remaining Suazo then produced a smart turn to escape the shackles of Lucio but his shot was comfortably dealt with by Julio Cesar. He got even closer with a sliced effort that looped on to the top of the crossbar but it was not to be. Brazil march on.
Reference: FIFA.com
An international conference on the rights of widows is being hosted in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
The organisers hope it will highlight the plight of thousands of women who face discrimination and economic hardship after becoming widows.
The two-day conference on the challenges they face is being attended by representatives from Asia, Europe and the United States.
The aim is to create a worldwide effort to help widows fight injustice.
Discrimination against widows is particularly severe in Nepal where many women lost their husbands during the country's 10-year civil conflict in which an estimated 16,000 people were killed.
Widows are often blamed for these deaths, forced to wear white and are banned from participating in family rituals and ceremonies.
Seen as bad omens, they are often hidden away from public life and forced to work as unpaid domestic servants.
In his opening address to the conference, the Nepalese minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare said the government would gather accurate figures on the number of widows in the country's next census, due to take place in 2011.
He also pledged to abolish laws that discriminate against single women which he said would help raise their status in society.
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By Joanna Jolly
BBC News, Kathmandu
Brazil coach Dunga said he hoped his World Cup team would defeat Portugal in their final Group G match to offer some good news for flood victims back home.
Raging floods have swept through towns in northeastern Brazil, killing at least 45 people, with hundreds more missing.
As three days of heavy rains eased, authorities feared a sharp rise in the death toll as rescuers reach communities cut off by the devastating torrents of mud, water and debris.
“We’re praying for the people of Pernambuco affected by the floods and hope they overcome this natural disaster,” said an emotional Dunga, who skippered Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title.
“We hope that a victory over Portugal will at least alleviate some of their suffering.”
Manchester City fans might not believe it, but Robinho is the toast of the Brazilian FIFA World Cup™ squad. With Kaka not firing on all cylinders after a difficult season at Real Madrid, Robinho has looked more like being key to Brazil's hopes of lifting a sixth world title.
The former Real Madrid man certainly appeared to be revelling in the role with his slide rule pass providing Elano's clinching goal in the 2-1 win over North Korea. Baby-faced Robinho is now approching the veteran stage at international level with 71 caps, having made his bow in 2003. He already has a CONMEBOL Copa America title and two FIFA Confederations Cups.
But at club level, he has blown hot and cold. Two league titles at Real were followed by an unproductive year at Manchester City. Now on loan at Santos, Pele's former club, he appears to have recharged batteries which looked semi-drained at times at Eastlands. "I am in a really good place right now and I want to carry on improving," said Robinho.
That will be music to the ears of Dunga who is unstinting in his praise of his forward. "Robinho can play in various positions and I am very pleased with how he is doing."
After the match against North Korea, Robinho told reporters that "for me there would be no problem if I had to play in a slightly more withdrawn position -- I played there before and there were no problems."
Robinho proved his worth in the 2007 Copa America when he helped Brazil to victory in the absence of Kaka who has since taken on the number 10 shirt which holds mythical qualities owing to its association with Pele.
Robinho, who himself is wearing number 11 in the FIFA World Cup squad, hails Kaka's qualities. "He is great -- he can win a game on his own on his day," said Robinho. But he insists that "Brazil have excellent footballers who can come in in his place."
"Julio Baptista has been training really well and he can take on Kaka's role as he did at the Copa America," Robinho insisted. Others looking to force their way into the starting 11 are Michel Bastos of Lyon and Daniel Alves, who can both do a job in the middle of the park.
Having established himself as one of country's in-form players Robinho now has high ambitions. "My main objective -- and that of the group -- is to be world champion," he insisted.
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