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Stray dogs sleep as Nepalese porters and workers wait for possible ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:56:53 GMT

(AP) - Stray dogs sleep as Nepalese porters and workers wait for possible employers at a street corner in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A Nepalese woman offers prayers after pinning a coin to a wall, ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:56:19 GMT

(AP) - A Nepalese woman offers prayers after pinning a coin to a wall, an act which locals believe heals a toothache, in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A health official takes the body temperatures of arriving travellers ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:27:16 GMT

(Reuters) - A health official takes the body temperatures of arriving travellers at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu June 30, 2009. Nepal confirmed on Monday its first cases of H1N1 flu virus, in three members of a family who had returned from the United States, the Himalayan nation's health ministry said. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL HEALTH)

A health official takes the body temperature of a monk arriving ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:22:41 GMT

(Reuters) - A health official takes the body temperature of a monk arriving at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu June 30, 2009. Nepal confirmed on Monday its first cases of H1N1 flu virus, in three members of a family who had returned from the United States, the Himalayan nation's health ministry said. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL HEALTH)

Rice farmer : A Nepalese farmer smiles as she plants rice in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:26 GMT

(AFP) - Rice farmer : A Nepalese farmer smiles as she plants rice in a field on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (AFP/Prakash Mathema)

Nepali farmers plant at a paddy in Goldhunga village, about ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:31:35 GMT

(AP) - Nepali farmers plant at a paddy in Goldhunga village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, June, 29, 2009. Farmers are celebrating 'Ashar Pandra' today, the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Farmers drink water in a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmers drink water in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)

A farmer wipes mud from her face in a paddy field in the village ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:49 GMT

(Reuters) - A farmer wipes mud from her face in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY)

Nepali farmers smoke cigarettes as they take a break from paddy ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:49 GMT

(AP) - Nepali farmers smoke cigarettes as they take a break from paddy transplantation at a field in Goldhunga village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, June, 29, 2009. Farmers are celebrating 'Ashar Pandra' today, the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

A farmer splashes mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:42 GMT

(Reuters) - A farmer splashes mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY)

Children play with sludge at a paddy field in Goldhunga village, ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:06 GMT

(AP) - Children play with sludge at a paddy field in Goldhunga village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, June, 29, 2009. Nepali farmers are celebrating 'ashar pandra' today, the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Farmers splash mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:24:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmers splash mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY)

Farmers splash mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:23:00 GMT

A girl carries paddy saplings for transplantation at a field ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:17:56 GMT

(AP) - A girl carries paddy saplings for transplantation at a field in Goldhunga village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2009. Nepali farmers celebrated 'ashar pandra' Monday, the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Farmers walks out of a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:16:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmers walks out of a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)

Farmers run in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:14:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmers run in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop. Rice is the staple food of most Nepalese. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)

Farmers splash mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:09:31 GMT

Nepalese security officials wear masks at the health desk inside ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:32:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nepalese security officials wear masks at the health desk inside Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu in May 2009. Nepal has recorded its first cases of swine flu, in three members of a family living in the United States who are visiting their homeland, the health ministry said Monday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)

An Airbus-300 sits on the tarmac at Kathmandu International ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:43:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Airbus-300 sits on the tarmac at Kathmandu International Airport. Nepal's anti-corruption authority has come up with a novel solution to rampant bribe-taking at the country's only international airport -- the pocketless trouser.(AFP/File/Devendra Man Singh)

A plane is seen sitting on the tarmac at Kathmandu International ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:38:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - A plane is seen sitting on the tarmac at Kathmandu International Airport. Nepal's anti-corruption authority has come up with a novel solution to rampant bribe-taking at the country's only international airport -- the pocketless trouser. The authority said it was issuing the new, bribe-proof garment to all airport officials after uncovering widespread corruption there.(AFP/File/Devendra Man Singh)

This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:06 GMT

(AFP/HO) - This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from the Nepalese soap opera 'Dalan' or 'Exploitation'. The Nepalese soap opera has helped to change attitudes towards lower-caste Dalits in the Himalayan nation.(AFP/HO)

This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:06 GMT

(AFP/HO) - This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from the Nepalese soap opera 'Dalan' or 'Exploitation'. Every Sunday night for the past year, entire villages in Nepal have gathered eagerly round a single television set to catch the latest instalment of "Dalan," or "Exploitation," a historical saga set in the country's rural west.(AFP/HO)

This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:06 GMT

(AFP/HO) - This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from the Nepalese soap opera 'Dalan' or 'Exploitation'. In a nation more attuned to the noisy glamour of Bollywood movies from neighbouring India, the popularity of the slow-paced serial about a family of Dalits -- the lowest social caste -- has taken everyone by surprise, not least its makers.(AFP/HO)

This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:06 GMT

(AFP/HO) - This handout released on June 22, shows actors in a scene from the Nepalese soap opera 'Dalan' or 'Exploitation'. Every Sunday night for the past year, entire villages in Nepal have gathered eagerly round a single television set to catch the latest instalment of the soap, a historical saga set in the country's rural west.(AFP/HO)

Nepalese soap opera Dalan has helped to change attitudes towards ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:41:42 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Nepalese soap opera Dalan has helped to change attitudes towards lower-caste Dalits in the Himalayan nation. Every Sunday night for the past year, entire villages in Nepal have gathered eagerly round a single television set to catch the latest instalment of "Dalan," or "Exploitation," a historical saga set in the country's rural west.(AFP/HO/File)

Nepalese soap opera Dalan has helped to change attitudes towards ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:41:42 GMT

Nepalese soap opera Dalan has helped to change attitudes towards ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:41:42 GMT

Nepalese soap opera Dalan has helped to change attitudes towards ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:41:42 GMT

Disabled Nepalese children wait for the rain to stop so that ...

(AP) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:46:14 GMT

(AP) - Disabled Nepalese children wait for the rain to stop so that the events start, during the annual national disabled students sports meet in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Unified Communist Party of Nepal lawmakers tussle with police ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Unified Communist Party of Nepal lawmakers tussle with police during a protest in Kathmandu on June 5.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

A member of the Young Communist League waves a flag during a ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - A member of the Young Communist League waves a flag during a protest against Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav in Kathmandu on June 12. Even before the latest political developments which has seen the country politically divided, Nepal's journalists worked under some of the most difficult conditions in the world.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

Communist Party members and Nepalese police tussle during a ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Communist Party members and Nepalese police tussle during a protest in Kathmandu on June 21. As political tensions rise, the country's media has found itself in the firing line and international pressure group Reporters without Borders recently accused the Maoists of going against their pledge to "defend the freedom and safety of journalists."(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

Nepalese riot police clash with Communist Party members during ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nepalese riot police clash with Communist Party members during a strike in Kathmandu on June 15. Amid political tensions, media workers are increasingly finding themselves caught up in a bitter power struggle in the country after the fall of the Maoist-led government in May.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

Police and devotees stand next to the Living Goddess Kumari ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:00:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Police and devotees stand next to the Living Goddess Kumari (C), who is brought for worship during the 'Bhotojatra' festival in Kathmandu June 27, 2009. The festival celebrates God Red Machindranath, regarded as the god of rain, who is worshipped by many who pray for rain for their paddy plantation. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL ANNIVERSARY RELIGION)

Devotees get a glimpse of the vest of God Red Machindranath ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:54:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Devotees get a glimpse of the vest of God Red Machindranath during the 'Bhotojatra' festival in Kathmandu June 27, 2009. Red Machindranath, regarded as the god of rain, is worshipped by many who pray for rain for their paddy plantation. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL ANNIVERSARY RELIGION)

A young boy sits next to armed police guarding during the 'Bhotojatra' ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:48:19 GMT

(Reuters) - A young boy sits next to armed police guarding during the 'Bhotojatra' festival in Kathmandu June 27, 2009. The festival celebrates God Red Machindranath, regarded as the god of rain, who is worshipped by many who pray for rain for their paddy plantation. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL ANNIVERSARY RELIGION)

Police band members walk past school volunteers guarding the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:24:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Police band members walk past school volunteers guarding the chariot of God Red Machindranath during the 'Bhotojatra' festival in Kathmandu June 27, 2009. Red Machindranath, regarded as the god of rain, is worshipped by many who pray for rain for their paddy plantation. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL ANNIVERSARY RELIGION)

An official shows the vest of God Red Machindranath to the public ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:14:34 GMT

(Reuters) - An official shows the vest of God Red Machindranath to the public during the 'Bhotojatra' festival in Kathmandu June 27, 2009. Red Machindranath, regarded as the god of rain, is worshipped by many who pray for rain for their paddy plantation. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha (NEPAL ANNIVERSARY RELIGION)

An official shows the vest of God Red Machindranath to the public ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:57:25 GMT

Police detain Tibetan protesters when as they try to march towards ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:48:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Police detain Tibetan protesters when as they try to march towards the Tibetan border at Kavre district some 75 km (120 miles) from Kathmandu June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu took a "peace march towards Tibet' demanding the basic human rights, stop killing innocent people, allow free media, make public the where about of the political prisoners in Tibet and start dialogue between Chinese leader Hu Jintao and Dalai lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

A custodian displays an ancient vest studded with jewelry during ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:33:24 GMT

(AP) - A custodian displays an ancient vest studded with jewelry during Rato Machhendranath chariots procession festival in Patan, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, June 27, 2009. In this month long festival, a chariot of Rato Machhendranath, the rain bringing deity, is pulled around the streets of Patan. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, seated, participates ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:32:47 GMT

(AP) - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, seated, participates in the Rato Machhendranath chariots procession festival in Patan, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, June 27, 2009. In this month long festival, a chariot of Rato Machhendranath, the rain bringing deity, is pulled around the streets of Patan. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

One of the three 'kumaris' or living goddesses of Nepal participates ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:29:21 GMT

(AP) - One of the three 'kumaris' or living goddesses of Nepal participates in Rato Machhendranath chariots procession festival in Patan, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, June 27, 2009. In this month long festival, a chariot of Rato Machhendranath, the rain bringing deity, is pulled around the streets of Patan. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

One of the three 'kumaris' or living goddesses of Nepal participates ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:28:51 GMT

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT A ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:14:47 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT A Tibetan protester takes part in a rally to reach the Tibetan border at Shidhupalchowk district, some 75km (47 miles) from Kathmandu, June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu on Friday attempted a peace march towards Tibet demanding basic human rights, the stopping of the killing of innocent people, free media, knowledge of the whereabouts of political prisoners in Tibet and the opening of dialogue between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS CONFLICT)

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT A ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:11:31 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT A policeman arrests a Tibetan protester trying to reach the Tibetan border at Shindhupalchowk district, some 75km (47 miles) from Kathmandu, June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu on Friday attempted a peace march towards Tibet demanding basic human rights, the stopping of the killing of innocent people, free media, knowledge of the whereabouts of political prisoners in Tibet and the opening of dialogue between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS CONFLICT)

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE A policeman stops ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:10:13 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE A policeman stops Tibetan protesters trying to reach the Tibetan border at Kavre district, some 75km (47 miles) from Kathmandu, June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu on Friday attempted a peace march towards Tibet demanding basic human rights, the stopping of the killing of innocent people, free media, knowledge of the whereabouts of political prisoners in Tibet and the opening of dialogue between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT Police ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:07:59 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE AND SPELLING OF DISTRICT Police arrest Tibetan protesters trying to reach the Tibetan border at Shidhupalchowk district, some 75km (47 miles) from Kathmandu, June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu on Friday attempted a peace march towards Tibet demanding basic human rights, the stopping of the killing of innocent people, free media, knowledge of the whereabouts of political prisoners in Tibet and the opening of dialogue between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS CONFLICT)

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE Police arrest Tibetan ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:06:47 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE Police arrest Tibetan protesters trying to reach the Tibetan border at Kavre district, some 75km (47 miles) from Kathmandu, June 26, 2009. A group of Tibetan refugees living in Kathmandu on Friday attempted a peace march towards Tibet demanding basic human rights, the stopping of the killing of innocent people, free media, knowledge of the whereabouts of political prisoners in Tibet and the opening of dialogue between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

REFILE - CORRECTING DAY IN SECOND SENTENCE Police arrest Tibetan ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:39 GMT