The farce in parliament hides an eternal Nepali Congress feud that is taking the party down, and dragging the country down with it.

"Greedy people in Kathmandu want to steal our forests," says Hari Prasad Neupane, chairman of the Federation of Community Forest Users of Nepal.

"A dangerous mafia is offering arms to the Maoists on credit."

"The spirit is the common denominator and that's how people from different cultures relate to us."

There are the inevitable tales that have kings so delighted by the work they commissioned they had the artist either killed or maimed to avoid their masterpiece being surpasse

After a horrific knee-injury and a disappointing season, one of Italy's most flamboyant and talented footballers seems to be making a comeback.

"I don't like to idealise things.I like breaking rules."

Modern Nepali music has gained enormous confidence and maturity. Proof of that was the annual Hits FM Music Awards last Saturday.

Slurp, dribble and drool this summer at the ice-cream wars.