One of the world's last remaining absolute monarchs, King Mswati III of Swaziland, has held lavish celebrations to mark his 40th birthday and 40 years of independence from Britain, reports the BBC's Orla Guerin. King Mswati III was flanked...

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MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) -- The Swazi king, dressed in traditional leopard skins and whisked around in an open-topped BMW, celebrated his 40th birthday and his nation's 40th independence day with lavish glee Saturday -- hosting an extravaganza...
Swaziland's King Mswati III promised better times for his subjects on Saturday at a lavish celebration marking 40 years of...
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