Sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Swaziland, presided over ceremonies this week where more than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become his 13th wife. Wielding machetes and singing tributes to the king and queen mother, also known as the Great She-Elephant, the girls danced around the royal stadium in the hope of catching the eye of the 37-year-old monarch, Reuters reports.

Authorities have found a missing 12-year-old North Carolina girl who reportedly ran away last week and was suspected of traveling with a convicted sex offender. Jodie Collie was recovered by Des Moines police at a bus station following a phone call she made to her grandfather, who in turn notified the FBI, leading local authorities to her location. Officials say Collie was alone and unharmed. The girl's mother, Kim Baker says, "The hugest weight has been lifted off my shoulders. All the prayers I've been praying have been answered. She's safe and she'll be back soon. I think we'll all be fighting to see who hugs her first. I don't think I'll let her go for a couple of hours. "

Police in Singapore arrest a U. S. citizen for bringing 58 pornographic DVDs and video CDs when he moved to the country last year. Singapore state prosecutors dropped charges of possessing uncertified and obscene films against Tran Nghia Hong after he presented them with a declaration by his brother, stating that he was missing "certain DVDs", The Straits Times says.

The small Southeastern Asia city-state of Singapore will host its first-ever Sex Expo in November after receiving approval from the tightly-controlled city-state's authorities, according to a local newspaper report on Sunday. The Singapore police have already imposed certain conditions and prohibitions for organizers of the love-making convention. No obscene acts can be put on display and all exhibits and promotions will face government scrutineers. Also, only patrons aged 21 or older will be able to participate in the convention.