Nepal's veteran Koirala sworn in as prime minister

Nepal's newly elected prime minister Sushil Koirla greets supporters as he leaves parliament in Kathmandu on February 10, 2014. -AFP

KATHMANDU: Sushil Koirala was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Tuesday, after winning the backing of fellow legislators and tasked with steering the strife-torn Himalayan nation towards stability.

Koirala, head of the country's biggest political party the Nepali Congress, took his oath before President Ram Baran Yadav during a ceremony at his office.