A Nepalese man sits in a street of Kathmandu on April 9, 2008, one day ahead of the crucial elections expected to lead to the abolition of the Himalayan nation's centuries-old monarchy. Nepal's former rebel Maoists have risen to power on promises of ending poverty for the 31 per cent of Nepal's 27 million people who live below the absolute poverty line, according to the country's latest statistics from 2006.
Nepalese women carry sand from polluted Bagmati river to sell it for construction in Kathmandu on April 9, 2008, one day ahead of the crucial elections expected to lead to the abolition of the Himalayan nation's centuries-old monarchy. Nepal's former rebel Maoists have risen to power on promises of ending poverty for the 31 per cent of Nepal's 27 million people who live below the absolute poverty line, according to the country's latest statistics from 2006.
Nepalese policemen listen to instructions from a superior in Kathmandu on April 9, 2008, one day ahead of the crucial elections expected to lead to the abolition of the Himalayan nation's centuries-old monarchy. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has been hit by fresh killings, officials said on the eve of a tense and uncertain vote on the country's future following a peace deal with Maoist rebels.
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