1.   But modern times in this tiny Himalayan kingdom have brought more materialism than miracles.

2.   The conservation policies of this tiny Himalayan kingdom are among the strictest in the world.

3.   The company has specialized in seeking out once inaccessible destinations and also offers tours to places such as Cuba, Vietnam, Burma and remote Himalayan kingdoms.

4.   This connection led to the couple importing their first rice, the short reddish grain from Bhutan that is the daily staple of the Himalayan kingdom.

5.   Police also blamed that explosion on Maoist insurgents who have been fighting for six years to abolish the constitutional monarchy in this Himalayan kingdom.

6.   Police had blamed that explosion on Maoist insurgents who have been fighting for abolition of the monarchy in this Himalayan kingdom.

7.   A strike called by Maoist rebels shut down this Himalayan kingdom Saturday, as businesses closed and vehicles stayed off the road for the second day.

8.   Both countries claim the former Himalayan kingdom, the only predominantly Muslim state in largely Hindu India and the flash point of two wars.

9.   But police suspect the Maoist rebels, who have been fighting for abolition of the monarchy in this Himalayan kingdom, were behind the explosion.

10.   For years, Bhutan, an isolated Himalayan kingdom landlocked between China and India, has sought to preserve its culture.