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Athanase Teiri. Photo courtesy of tahiti-infos.com Self-styled Polynesian 'king' convicted for issuing fake money A self-styled "king" who claims to rule over an unrecognised "republic" in French Polynesia was convicted by a Tahiti court Wednesday for issuing fake money.
23 January 2014
Spanish prince's star rises as monarchy stumbles As Spain's royal family reels from scandals and its elderly king leans on crutches after numerous operations, one figure is standing tall, offering the monarchy hope: heir apparent Prince Felipe.
14 January 2014
Hollande tackles Middle Eastern crises on Saudi visit French President Francois Hollande and Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday held talks on escalating tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on Lebanon and Syria, during a visit also aimed at boosting commercial ties.
31 December 2013
Tense Thailand braces for new protests Thai opposition protesters were preparing Friday to relaunch their campaign to overthrow the government after a temporary truce in the strife-hit capital for the birthday of the country's revered king.
06 December 2013
Cartier the 'King of Jewellers' shines in Paris expo From the royal diadem worn by Kate Middleton at her wedding to an outsized maharaja's necklace, hundreds of glimmering treasures go on show this week in a major Paris exhibit on Cartier.
04 December 2013
Obama praises leadership of Morocco's Mohammed VI President Barack Obama praised the "leadership" of Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday after holding wide-ranging talks with the North African monarch for the first time at the White House.
23 November 2013
Lost kingdom: Myanmar's forgotten royals In a modest Yangon apartment, the granddaughter of Myanmar's last king lives poor and unrecognised by her neighbours -- a far cry from the power and riches of her ancestor.
10 November 2013
Saudi king holds audience after absence sparks rumours Saudi Arabia's ageing King Abdullah, whose reduced public appearances have sparked health scares, held an audience in the Red Sea resort of Jeddah Sunday.
01 October 2013
Naked protest as Spanish king undergoes hip operation Spain's King Juan Carlos underwent a hip-replacement operation Tuesday, his eighth operation in just three years, but this time with the spectacle of a naked protester outside his Madrid hospital.
25 September 2013
Mswati III, King of Swaziland. ©REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine Swaziland is a 'monarchial democracy', says king Africa's last absolute monarch King Mswati III has declared his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system -- a "monarchial democracy".
04 September 2013
Monasteries decline as TV and smartphones grip Bhutan Kencho Tshering, a red-robed Buddhist monk, takes a call from the King of Bhutan's office, then duly dashes off to start a ceremony praying for a break in the monsoon rains.
10 August 2013
Fresh protests in Morocco over Spanish paedophile pardon Several hundred Moroccans took to the streets late Wednesday to protest against the king's pardon of a convicted Spanish paedophile and demand more independence for the judiciary.
08 August 2013
New Belgian king inherits political timebomb In Belgium's papers, King Albert II has been portrayed by the country's most fabled cartoonist for the past 20 years as just out of bed and lounging about in a dressing-gown and slippers.
19 July 2013
More modern monarchs choose not to rule until death Retirement is not traditionally on the cards for queens, kings or popes, but in recent months many are choosing to step aside instead of labouring on until death.
05 July 2013
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima. ©REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule Dutch enthrone '21st-century king' Willem-Alexander Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch on Tuesday when his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates and his country hails the avowedly 21st-century king with a massive, orange-hued party.
30 April 2013
Dutch crown prince vows less protocol as 21st century king Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander vowed to be an approachable, 21st century monarch, insisting in a wide-ranging interview.
18 April 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with Spain's top officials Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with King of Spain Juan Carlos I and Prime-Minister Mariano Rajoy during his visit to Spain.
07 February 2013
Cambodia's king is dead, long live the PM He towered over his kingdom through tumultuous decades. Yet when Cambodia's "king father" Norodom Sihanouk finally ceded power.
07 February 2013
Cambodians mass for cremation of beloved ex-king Thousands of Cambodians dressed in black and white gathered Monday ahead of the cremation of revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, who steered the war-ravaged kingdom through six turbulent decades.
04 February 2013
Skull found in Britain could be King Richard III's British archaelogists hunting for the lost remains of King Richard III on Monday revealed the first image of a battle-scarred skull found at a car park ahead of what they said would be a "major announcement" about their findings.
04 February 2013
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