KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Former Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a leading figure in Nepal's transition from monarchy to republic, died on Saturday in what the Maoists called a loss for the fragile peace process. Koirala, a six-time prime minister, died at the age of 86 at his daughter's home in Kathmandu, where thousands of supporters had gathered. One ...

Girija Prasad Koirala, the former prime minister who brokered Nepal's peace agreement and led a protest movement against his country's autocratic king, died Saturday aged 85. Koirala, who had been suffering from respiratory disease for many years, died surrounded by family members at his daughter's home in Kathmandu, aide Gokarna Poudel told AFP. Thousands of people gathered ...

Girija Prasad Koirala, the former Nepalese prime minister who brokered the peace deal that ended a bloody 10-year civil war, died on Saturday aged 85, an aide said. Koirala, who had been suffering from respiratory disease for many years, died at his daughter's home in Kathmandu, Gokarna Poudel told AFP. "The former prime minister died at 12.10 this ...