Thousands bid adieu to former Nepal premier

KATMANDU - Politicians, diplomats and thousands of supporters lined up for hours at a public stadium on Sunday in Nepal's capital to pay homage to Girija Prasad Koirala, the former prime minister remembered for leading efforts to bring democracy to the Himalayan nation.

Koirala died Saturday at age 86. His body was taken to the Nepali Congress party headquarters before it arrived at the stadium in Katmandu on a truck covered with flowers and the party's red and white flags.

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal laid the national flag over the body.