Baburam Bhattarai, a Maoist, Elected to Be Nepal’s Premier

The new leader, Baburam Bhattarai, is a senior member and intellectual force in the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), which gave up armed rebellion in a 2006 peace accord.

Nepal’s Prime Minister, Khanal, Resigns

Jhalanath Khanal stepped down after failing to advance a stagnant peace process or agree on a new constitution.