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Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers carry their ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:52:06 GMT

(AP) - Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers carry their belongings after a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers carry their ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:10:03 GMT

Former Maoist rebels and child soldiers wave from atop the buses ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:24 GMT

(AP) - Former Maoist rebels and child soldiers wave from atop the buses after getting discharged at a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Rebels of Maoist army march to a muster station after participating ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:33:51 GMT

(AP) - Rebels of Maoist army march to a muster station after participating in a ceremony to discharge former Maoist rebels and child soldiers, at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A discharged former Maoist with her child, participates in a ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:25:10 GMT

(AP) - A discharged former Maoist with her child, participates in a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers participate ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:53 GMT

(AP) - Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers participate in a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers celebrate ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:12 GMT

(AP) - Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers celebrate after a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, center, leaves ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:22 GMT

(AP) - Former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, center, leaves after a ceremony to discharge former Maoist rebels and child soldiers, at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, right, participates ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:58 GMT

(AP) - Former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, right, participates in a ceremony to discharge former Maoist rebels and child soldiers, at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers, foreground ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:57:33 GMT

(AP) - Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers, foreground wearing civilian cloths, participate in a ceremony at Rolpa, 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The last of Nepal's former child soldiers were released from government-run detention camps Monday, given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Discharged former Maoist rebels and child soldiers participate ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:57:18 GMT

Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (L) speaks at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). REUTERS/UNMIN/Handout (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (R) arrives at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). REUTERS/UNMIN/Handout (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (2nd R) shakes hands with discharged Maoist fighters during a ceremony in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). REUTERS/UNMIN/Handout (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Nepalese police said Monday they were hunting two men suspected ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:35:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nepalese police said Monday they were hunting two men suspected of gunning down Jamim Shah, a prominent media tycoon who owned Nepal's first cable television company.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (R) meets Britain's ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:50:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (R) meets Britain's army chief General Sir David Richards at the prime minister's office in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (R) greets Britain's ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:47:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (R) greets Britain's army chief General Sir David Richards at his office in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Nepal's Vice President Paramananda Jha smiles during the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:26:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Nepal's Vice President Paramananda Jha smiles during the oath of office ceremony at the presidential house in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS)

Vice President Paramananda Jha takes the oath of office in his ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:20:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Vice President Paramananda Jha takes the oath of office in his mother tongue at the President's house in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. The fear of rift between the hill people speaking Nepali and Tarai people speaking Hindi has come to an end with the embattled Vice President Paramananda Jha once again taking the oath of office in his mother tongue which was made possible after the amendment in the constitution. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS)

A well-wisher greets vice President Paramananda Jha after the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:19:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A well-wisher greets vice President Paramananda Jha after the oath taking ceremony at the President's house in Kathmandu February 7, 2010 .The fear of rift between the hill people speaking Nepali and Tarai people speaking Hindi has come to an end with the embattled Vice President Paramananda Jha once again taking the oath of office in his mother tongue which was made possible after the amendment in the constitution. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS)

Nepal army soldiers stand guard during the oath taking ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:15:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Nepal army soldiers stand guard during the oath taking ceremony of the vice president at the President's house in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. The fear of rift between the hill people speaking Nepali and Tarai people speaking Hindi has come to an end with the embattled Vice President Paramananda Jha once again taking the oath of office in his mother tongue which was made possible after the amendment in the constitution. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav, right, administers the oath ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:46:08 GMT

(AP) - Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav, right, administers the oath of office to Vice President Paramananda Jha in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Jha was instated in office on Sunday after he retook the oath in his mother language. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Nepal's Vice President Paramananda Jha reads the oath of office ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:45:46 GMT

(AP) - Nepal's Vice President Paramananda Jha reads the oath of office at a special ceremony at the president's official house in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Jha was instated in office on Sunday after he retook the oath in his mother language. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

Nepalese woman Kalli Kumari Biswokarma walks in Pyutar village ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:26:45 GMT

(AFP) - Nepalese woman Kalli Kumari Biswokarma walks in Pyutar village on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Kalli Kumari Biswokarma was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)

Nepalese woman Kalli Kumari Biswokarma talks in Pyutar village ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:26:45 GMT

(AFP) - Nepalese woman Kalli Kumari Biswokarma talks in Pyutar village on the outskirts of Kathmandu. She was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft. Hundreds of Dalit women are thought to suffer a similar ordeal every year in Nepal.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)

Kalli Biswokarma walks in Pyutar village on the outskirts of ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:51:15 GMT

(AFP) - Kalli Biswokarma walks in Pyutar village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on January 13. Biswokarma was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)

Nepalese woman Kalli Biswokarma during an interview with AFP ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:51:15 GMT

(AFP) - Nepalese woman Kalli Biswokarma during an interview with AFP in Pyutar village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on January 13. Kalli Biswokarma was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)

A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" decorates himself ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:48:50 GMT

(Reuters) - A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" decorates himself with coloured powder that has been blessed at the Pashupati Nath temple in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. Many Hindu devotees and sadhus travels all the way from India to pay respect to Lord Pashupati Nath during the Mahashivaratri festival which falls on February 12. The festival is one of the largest which is celebrated by Hindus all over the world who are seeking blessings. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" smokes marijuana ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:44:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" smokes marijuana while resting at Pashupati Nath temple in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. Many Hindu devotees and sadhus travels all the way from India to pay their respects to Lord Pashupati Nath during the Mahashivaratri festival which falls on February 12. The festival is one of the largest which is celebrated by Hindus all over the world seeking blessings. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" smokes marijuana ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:40:34 GMT

(Reuters) - A Hindu holy man called a "sadhu" smokes marijuana while he rests at Pashupati Nath temple in Kathmandu February 7, 2010. Many Hindu devotees and sadhus travel all the way from India to pay respect to Lord Pashupati Nath during the Mahashivaratri festival which falls on February 12. The festival is one of the largest which is celebrated by the Hindus all over the world who are seeking blessings. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

Nepal's Niru Thapa, left, and Pakistan's Mejzgaan Orakzai in ...

(AP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:43:43 GMT

(AP) - Nepal's Niru Thapa, left, and Pakistan's Mejzgaan Orakzai in action during the women's soccer match in the 11th South Asian games in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Nepal won the match. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

The Himalayan range of mountains is seen at sunrise from Nagarkot, ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:49:37 GMT

(AP) - The Himalayan range of mountains is seen at sunrise from Nagarkot, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has come under intense criticism after a number of glaring errors were found in a 2007 report, the most blatant of which was its conclusion that Himalayan glaciers would disappear as early as 2035. The date turned out to be off by hundreds of years. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

The Himalayan range of mountains is seen at sunrise from Nagarkot, ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:49:12 GMT

The Himalayan range of mountains is seen at sunrise from Nagarkot, ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:49:01 GMT

Tourists and Nepalese gather at a view point to watch the Himalayan ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:48:30 GMT

(AP) - Tourists and Nepalese gather at a view point to watch the Himalayan range of mountains at Nagarkot, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has come under intense criticism after a number of glaring errors were found in a 2007 report, the most blatant of which was its conclusion that Himalayan glaciers would disappear as early as 2035. The date turned out to be off by hundreds of years. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Nepal's former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, right, ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:53:18 GMT

(AP) - Nepal's former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, right, gestures to party leader Mohan Baidya after addressing a press conference in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The former rebels announced protest plans from Feb. 13 to pressurize the government to rewrite the constitution within the stipulated time frame. The interim constitution has to be replaced by May 28. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)

Nepalese children at an orphanage in Kathmandu in October 2008. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:39:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nepalese children at an orphanage in Kathmandu in October 2008. Legal experts have called for international adoption of Nepalese children to be suspended after an investigation uncovered widespread abuse of the system.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

Children sit on a bench while waiting for their turn to play ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:39:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - Children sit on a bench while waiting for their turn to play on a swing at an orphanage in Kathmandu. Legal experts have called for international adoption of Nepalese children to be suspended after an investigation uncovered widespread abuse of the system.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

File photo shows Nepalese children waiting for their turn to ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:01:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows Nepalese children waiting for their turn to play on a swing at an orphanage in Kathmandu. Nepal's international adoption system is subject to widespread abuse, a group of legal experts has charged, almost two years after new laws intended to prevent malpractice were put in place.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 file photo, Nepalese police ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:42:18 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 file photo, Nepalese police detain a supporter of the Communist Party of Nepal protesting the arrival of Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor at the Tribhuban international airport in Katmandu, Nepal. After years of civil war and upheaval, Nepal's fate now rests with a bickering group of politicians who have less than four months to completely remake the government, write a new constitution and integrate thousands of former Maoist insurgents into the army they battled for a decade. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi, file)

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 file photo, members of ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:40:00 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 file photo, members of the constitutional council of Nepal's Maoist party along with supporters set fire to a copy of the 1990 India-Nepal agreement during a protest in Katmandu, Nepal. After years of civil war and upheaval, Nepal's fate now rests with a bickering group of politicians who have less than four months to completely remake the government, write a new constitution and integrate thousands of former Maoist insurgents into the army they battled for a decade. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)

In this Feb. 2, 2010 photograph, activists of civil society ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:38:40 GMT

(AP) - In this Feb. 2, 2010 photograph, activists of civil society organizations stage a sit-in protest in front of constitution assembly urging the political parties to write a new constitution in Katmandu, Nepal. After years of civil war and upheaval, the fate of the Himalayan nation now rests with a bickering group of politicians who have less than four months to completely remake the government, write a new constitution and integrate thousands of former Maoist insurgents into the army they battled for a decade. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)

In this Feb. 3, 2010 photograph, United Nation's chief official ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:38 GMT

(AP) - In this Feb. 3, 2010 photograph, United Nation's chief official in Nepal, Karin Landgren speaks to the Associated Press in Katmandu, Nepal. After years of civil war and upheaval, Nepal's fate now rests with a bickering group of politicians who have less than four months to completely remake the government, write a new constitution and integrate thousands of former Maoist insurgents into the army they battled for a decade. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

U.N. peacekeepers, from Nepal, help to organized the lines of ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:21:04 GMT

(AP) - U.N. peacekeepers, from Nepal, help to organized the lines of earthquake survivors during a food distribution in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 leaving thousands dead and many displaced. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

A U.N. peacekeeper from Nepal stands guard as people watch a ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:48:58 GMT

(AP) - A U.N. peacekeeper from Nepal stands guard as people watch a food distribution operation by an aid organization in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 leaving thousands dead and many displaced. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

A U.N. peacekeeper, from Nepal, mans a machine gun from atop ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:32:10 GMT

(AP) - A U.N. peacekeeper, from Nepal, mans a machine gun from atop an armored vehicle as earthquake survivors stand in line to receive food in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 leaving thousands dead and many displaced. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Nepalese students chant slogans during a protest in Kathmandu ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:04:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nepalese students chant slogans during a protest in Kathmandu in June, 2009. Students in Nepal on Monday reacted angrily to a British decision to suspend their visa applications, accusing the authorities in London of "playing with people's lives".(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)

People of the Dalit community, also known as the untouchables, ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:53:27 GMT

(AP) - People of the Dalit community, also known as the untouchables, who sit on the lowest rung of caste system, participate in a rally in front of Nepal's constitutional council, in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. About 300 Dalits participated in a march demanding Nepal's political parties to include anti-discriminatory laws in new constitution which is being drafted, as a part of the peace accord signed in 2006. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

People of the Dalit community, also known as the untouchables, ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:37:05 GMT

(AP) - People of the Dalit community, also known as the untouchables, who sit on the lowest rung of caste system, participate in a rally in front of Nepal's constitutional council in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. About 300 Dalits participated in a march demanding Nepal's political parties to include anti-discriminatory laws in new constitution which is being drafted, as a part of the peace accord signed in 2006. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A Nepalese policeman feeds biscuits to a dog in Kathmandu in ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Nepalese policeman feeds biscuits to a dog in Kathmandu in October, 2009. The Nepal Red Cross Society has voted to pay a monthly "salary" to a wounded stray dog that has taken on the job of guarding its office.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)