Word: ruler
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...world today. Abroad he has achieved the kind of celebrity status seldom enjoyed by anyone but top movie stars; in fact, he has become in some places almost a cult figure. His round, expressive face draws more instant recognition in many nations than even that of the local ruler. Government leaders, like so many shy fans, inveigle ways to be photographed with him. Arab sheiks, fascinated as much by the machismo image of his well-publicized dates with actresses Jill St. John and Marlo Thomas as by his statesmanship, insist on being briefed by no one else...Meeting other Western...
...original purpose may have been to quiz the great king, but it was the torrid love affair between the wise and powerful Israelite ruler and the mysterious monarch from the south that everyone remembers. Their legendary romance, celebrated in both Bible and Koran, begat epic poetry, Hollywood extravaganzas, musical works by George Frideric Handel and Charles Gounod and, according to Ethiopian tradition, an African dynasty that endured until Haile Selassie was deposed...
...initial expedition, which began in 1405, he set out to find the deposed Emperor, Yongle's nephew, who was thought to have taken refuge somewhere in Southeast Asia. The voyage was also a chance for the young dynasty to show the world the power and capability of the Ming ruler. This was a China on the rise, a nation striving to return to the glory of the high Tang dynasty, when Chinese troops occupied territory as far away as today's Iran. Zheng He supervised the building of the fleet of "treasure ships," which assembled before embarking at the port...
...Among the likely pressures on the judges was the possibility that a Pinochet trial would tear Chile in two, according to Cristobal Edwards, a TIME correspondent in Santiago. With Chileans divided between intense love and hate for their former ruler, a trial could have spurred a social civil war. "For months they've been trying to find a way out that suits everyone's needs," says Edwards...
...PAKISTAN Power Play In an unexpected move, Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf declared himself President. The General, who seized power from the elected government 20 months ago, dismissed President Rafiq Tarar to strengthen his bargaining power when he meets India's Prime Minister for summit talks on July 14. Musharraf, who appointed Finance Minister Shaukut Aziz as Prime Minister, now holds the country's top five jobs...