Nepalese rebels kill 16 policemen near Katmandu

Maoist rebels in Nepal have killed at least 16 police officers in an attack on a station in the town of Bhakunde, 28 miles east of the capital, Katmandu.

Around 100 rebels attacked the building, which was manned by 50 policemen, sparking a two-hour gun battle which ended with the destruction of the station.