11.   Forecasters warned of deteriorating weather conditions all over the Himalayan kingdom.

12.   Himalayan kingdom, beset by Maoist insurgents, gets offer of U.S.

13.   His party was effectively illegal in Bhutan, the strict Himalayan kingdom which does not allow any political activity.

14.   India offered Tuesday to train Nepalese army officers in counter-insurgency warfare to help them fight the Maoist rebellion in their Himalayan kingdom, officials said.

15.   It was the biggest military operation in six years of fighting in the traditionally peaceful Himalayan kingdom.

16.   King Gyanendra dissolved Parliament on Wednesday and ordered fresh elections after rifts in the ruling party over a proposed extension of emergency rule in the Himalayan kingdom.

17.   Meanwhile, lawmakers debated extending the state of emergency in this Himalayan kingdom by another three months.

18.   Maoist rebels fighting to topple the monarchy in this Himalayan kingdom have reportedly robbed mountaineers who were on their way to the base of Mount Makalu.

19.   Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said Wednesday that he would seek support from neighboring India in quelling the Maoist insurgency in this Himalayan kingdom.

20.   Nepal pleaded with donor countries and aid agencies on Monday to help bail out the cash-strapped economy of this Himalayan kingdom fighting a Maoist insurgency.