In Nepal hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of Katmandu to celebrate King Gyanendra’s decision to reinstate the country’s parliament. The king’s announcement came after weeks of protests and strikes that have crippled the country. Last night King Gyanendra announced that he would agree to some of the demands of the protesters. Nepal’s parliament has been dissolved since 2002. Meanwhile Maoist leader Prachanda accused the other opposition groups of making “another historic mistake” by calling off the protests. Prachanda encouraged the people to continue demonstrating until the parties declared elections for a constituent assembly to write a new constitution.