1.   It is probably anachronistic to imagine that Offa intended to create a single southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom under one ruler.

2.   Foreign and domestic observers, however, said the elections in this small southern African kingdom appeared to have been free and fair.

3.   In a bid to move beyond a legacy of political unrest, voters in this southern African kingdom began lining up at daybreak Saturday to choose a parliament.

4.   Many citizens of this southern African kingdom hope to leave a history of political upheavals and military rebellions behind after elections Saturday.

5.   The new system was meant to move the southern African kingdom beyond its legacy of political unrest and one-party rule.

6.   An alliance of Swaziland opposition groups, unions and civic groups Tuesday rejected new government initiatives to hold talks on constitutional reforms in the tiny southern African kingdom.

7.   Three men who last year took over Radio Lesotho and announced they had toppled the government of this tiny southern African kingdom were Wednesday found guilty of sedition.

8.   Junior army officers in this southern African kingdom have taken the national security director hostage, a Lesotho government spokesman said Tuesday.

9.   Legislators in this tiny southern African kingdom Tuesday passed a motion here supporting the nationalisation of land, without compensation.

10.   People calling for strike action in Swaziland face five years in jail, under new legislation voted through the parliament of the tiny southern African kingdom on Thursday.