Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala shakes hands after administering oaths of office to former rebel ministers Pampha Bhusal Minister for...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (R) shakes hands after administering oaths of office to former rebel ministers (L/R), Pampha Bhusal (Maoist) Minister for women, children and social welfare, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki (Minister for water resources, Hisila Yami, (Minister for physical planning and works), Dev Gurung (Minister for local development), and Krishna Bahadur Mahara (Minister for information and communications) at The Prime Minister's Office in Kathmandu, 31 December 2007.     The Nepalese government has conferred ministerial portfolios to five former Maoist rebels following an agreement to end a month-long political crisis in the Himalayan nation.    AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2007 AFP"}