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Updated on: Friday 28 April 2006, 5:31 Makka Time, 2:31 GMT  

Nepal king names prime minister

Nepal's king has named an ailing 84-year-old veteran politician as the country's new prime minister, hours after communist insurgents announced a temporary cease-fire to give the new government much-needed breathing room. FULL STORY

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