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Nepal GALLERY.
In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, eat rolled sushi at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world's oldest person to climb the world's highest peak. His rival, 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, from Nepal, who nabbed the record just before he could in 2008, was at the base camp preparing for his own attempt on the summit next week. In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo
Saudi mountaineer, Raha Moharrak talks with the media in Kathmandu on May 21, 2013, after summitting Mount Everest. Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted. Saudi mountaineer, Raha Moharrak ta
Raha Moharrak, the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest, adjusts her sunglasses during an interaction with the media at Yak and Yeti Hotel in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. According to mountaineering officials, Moharrak was among 64 climbers who successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain. May is the most popular month for Everest climbs because of more favorable weather. Raha Moharrak, the first Saudi Arab
This undated photo from Montana State University shows Prof. Betsy Palmer. Palmer, 54, died Monday, May 20, 2013, of injuries suffered in a landslide in Nepal, where she was leading a group of students taking an honors program course. She was flown to a hospital in Katmandu and died of her injuries on Monday. Palmer and 16 students were on an extended trek to a remote village in the Arun River Valley in the Himalayas when the landslide hit, university spokesman Tracy Ellig said. None of the students was injured. This undated photo from Montana Sta
A Nepalese transgendered performer practices her lines before an event on the International Day Against Homophobia and Trans-phobia in Kathmandu on May 17, 2013. Nepal, home to Asia's leading gay and transgender rights movement, legally recognizes a third gender category on documents for transgender people. A Nepalese transgendered performer
A Nepalese policeman inspects a damaged restaurant at Thamel, Nepal, Friday, May 17, 2013. According to police, a fire broke out from the kitchen of Faces Lounge and Bar and spread to the neighboring buildings after gas cylinders stored in the restaurant exploded. The fire has destroyed the Thamel-based Pilgrim Books House along with three houses. A Nepalese policeman inspects a dam
A Japanese tourist who survived a plane crash in Jomsom is evacuated to Pokhara for treatment, May 16, 2013. According to Nepal's Republica newspaper reports, the Nepali Airlines airplane that flew from Pokhara to Jomsom carrying 18 passengers (10 Nepali and 8 Japanese) crashed after it skidded off the runway and fell into the Kali-Gandaki River at around 8 AM local time. No casualties have been reported but some passenger sustained injuries from the accident. A Japanese tourist who survived a p
A Nepalese policeman, second from right, collects the details of Japanese tourists, left, and second from left, who were injured when a state-owned Nepal Airlines plane crashed in northern Nepal, after they were airlifted to a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, and all 21 people including nine Japanese tourists on board survived with injuries, police said. A Nepalese policeman, second from r
A Japanese tourist, center, who was injured after a state-owned Nepal Airlines plane crashed in northern Nepal is attended at a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, Thursday, May 16, 2013. A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, and all 21 people including nine Japanese tourists on board survived with injuries, police said. A Japanese tourist, center, who was
Nepalese soldiers carry an airlifted Japanese tourist who was injured after a state-owned Nepal Airlines plane crashed at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal at Pokhara, Nepal, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The plane while trying to land at Jomsom airport in northern Nepal crashed early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board. Nine passengers are Japanese tourists, and the three crew members and the other passengers are all Nepali. Nepalese soldiers carry an airlifte
Nepalese rescuers and other people stand near the wreckage of a Nepal Airlines plane that crashed on the banks of Kaligandaki river at Jomsom, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The plane crashed while trying to land at Jomsom airport in northern Nepal early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board. No one was killed. Nepalese rescuers and other people
A Nepalese vendor selling bangles waits for customers at Patan Durbar Square, a world heritage site, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A Nepalese vendor selling bangles w
A vendor sells tea at Patan Durbar Square, a world heritage site, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A vendor sells tea at Patan Durbar
A Nepalese boy climbs on a statue at Patan Durbar Square, a world heritage site, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A Nepalese boy climbs on a statue a
A Nepalese devotee carries an oil lamp during the first day of Rato Machindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur, Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 13, 2013. Members of Nepal s Newar community believe celebrating this festival brings rain, good crop and prosperity. A Nepalese devotee carries an oil l
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Jay Jay Pankesh Joshi of UAE hits during the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Semi Final match between UAE and Nepal at the Bayuemas Oval on May 10, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: J
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Jay Pankesh Joshi (L) of UAE is congratulated by his team-mate Zamin Jaleel after he score a century against Nepal during the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Semi Final match between UAE and Nepal at the Bayuemas Oval on May 10, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: J
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: General view of the Oval during the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Semi Final against Nepal at the Bayuemas Oval on May 10, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: G
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Rahul Pratap Singh of Nepal bowls during the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Semi Final against UAE at the Bayuemas Cricket Ground on May 10, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Ra
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Adnan Kamil Khan of UAE hits a four during the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Semi Final against Nepal at the Bayuemas Cricket Ground on May 10, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 10: Ad
A Nepalese Hindu priest rests after performing rituals during Matatirtha Aunshi or Mother s Day at Matatirtha Temple, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 9, 2013. On this day, Nepalese Hindus pronounce their affection for their deceased mothers by performing a holy bathing ritual. A Nepalese Hindu priest rests after
Offerings made by other devotees float in water as a Nepalese Hindu man takes a holy dip in a pond during Matatirtha Aunshi or Mother s Day at Matatirtha Temple, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 9, 2013. On this day, Nepalese Hindus pronounce their affection for their deceased mothers by performing the holy bathing ritual. Offerings made by other devotees fl
A Nepalese Hindu woman holds a plate containing a variety of items for performing a ritual during Matatirtha Aunshi, or Mother s Day, at Matatirtha Temple, Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 9, 2013. On this day, Nepalese Hindus pronounce their affection for their deceased mothers by performing the holy bathing ritual. A Nepalese Hindu woman holds a plat
Nepalese students shout slogans against government's decision that President Ram Baran Yadav endorses Lok Man Singh Karki s nomination to the top of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Karki has been accused of suppressing the people s movement in April 2006 during the then-King Gyanendra Shah s regime. Nepalese students shout slogans aga
An Indian labourer sleeps in the operator's compartment of an excavating machine parked on the roadside in New Delhi on May 7, 2013. According to the World Bank, India has a gross national income per capita of 1,410 US Dollars (USD), against 780 USD in Bangladesh and 540 USD in Nepal. An Indian labourer sleeps in the op
Indian pedestrians walk along railroad tracks in New Delhi on May 7, 2013. According to the World Bank, India has a gross national income per capita of 1,410 US dollars (USD), against 780 USD in Bangladesh and 540 USD in Nepal. Indian pedestrians walk along railr
A holy man smokes tobacco in his hut near Pashupatinath temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 6, 2013. The Pashupatinath Temple located on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. A holy man smokes tobacco in his hu
Nepalese priests talk near the premises of Pashupatinath temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 6, 2013. The Pashupatinath Temple located on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. Nepalese priests talk near the prem
In this photo released by the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, runners at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Half Marathon race through the San Pasqual Valley and into the heart of the Safari Park, surrounded by giraffes, cheetahs, rhinos and flamingos, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in San Diego. The 13.1-mile course was limited to 3,500 runners and included individual fundraising prizes for first, second, and third place winners, including a complimentary VIP ride-along with a rhino keeper, a private Caravan Safari and a Flightline Safari. All funds raised from the race go toward the Safari Park s endangered greater one-horned rhinos care, including treats such as apples, carrots, yams, and bananas, wallows for mud rolling, water misters, fruit and vegetable ice blocks and more! Once widespread in Southeast Asia, the greater one-horned rhinoceros is now found only in India and Nepal. Numbering approximately 3,400, this species is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In this photo released by the San D
A Nepalese woman makes hand made paper at a factory on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 3, 2013. The papers are normally used to make handicraft products for export. A Nepalese woman makes hand made pa