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  • As King Gyanendra of Nepal continues to reform his country's government in response to weeks of pro-democratic protests, Girija Prasad Koirala is appointed as Prime Minister of Nepal.
  • Three explosions hit Dahab, a tourist town on Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
  • President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lifts a 27-year ban against women attending public sporting events in Iran.
  • Darwin, Australia is spared a projected direct hit by Cyclone Monica, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.