Nepal puts troops on high alert

Nepal has put its troops on high alert nationwide following two attacks this week by communist rebels on soldiers and civilians that killed more than 50 people.

The bombing of a civilian bus that killed 38 people on Monday in southern Nepal was followed the same day by an ambush on an army patrol in the west, killing 14 security personnel. The attacks have prompted the army and police to boost security at government and civilian installations, officials said.