Saudi king cancels Maldives visit over swine flu fears

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has cancelled his trip to the Maldives, where the government has shuttered schools in the small capital of Male to try to stem the spread of swine flu.-AFP

Malé (Maldives) (AFP) - The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an outbreak of swine flu in its capital, the government in Male announced Friday.

The Maldives was to be the final stop in the monarch's ongoing Asian tour that has already taken him to Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Japan.