ITALY AFGHAN KING

Exiled king of Afghanistan Mohammad Zaher Shah, 87, rubs his chin during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Italy Mel Sembler in the Ambassador's residence in Rome's Villa Taverna, Wednesday, March 20, 2002. The King, who is scheduled to return to his homeland later this month, has been living in Rome since his ouster in a palace coup in 1973. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)