Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 302 Sun. April 04, 2004       International Thousands pack Nepali streets after violence Nepalese riot police attempt to extinguish the fire from a pile of tyres burning on the street during a one-day general strike call by five political parties demanding restoration of multi-party democracy in Kathmandu yesterday. Shops downed their shutters and most traffic was off the roads in the Nepalese capital after protesters threw stones at several cars and motorcycles that broke the strike in the morning. PHOTO: AFP