1. Kuwait cabinet resignation accepted

Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait, has accepted the recent resignation of his government, the parliament's speaker has said.

01/12/2008

2. Karzai urges withdrawal 'timeline'

Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, has demanded foreign powers set a "timeline" for the withdrawal of their forces from his country.

27/11/2008

3. Kuwaiti government resigns

Kuwait's government has resigned due to a stand-off with parliament, potentially allowing for early elections.

25/11/2008

4. Kangaroo genes 'close to humans'

Kangaroos share genetic similarities with humans and may have first evolved in China, scientists in Australia have found.

18/11/2008

5. Karzai ready to meet Taliban chief

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has said he will go to "any length" to protect Mullah Omar, the fugitive leader of the anti-government Taliban, in exchange for peace.

17/11/2008

6. Karzai condemns killings by US

Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has criticised US-led troops for killing 14 private security guards in the eastern province of Khost.

10/11/2008

7. Karadzic says defence 'not ready'

Radovan Karadzic, a former Bosnian Serb leader facing war crimes charges at The Hague, has told a pre-trial conference that he is at a disadvantage in preparing his defence because the case is moving so fast.

28/10/2008

8. Koreas hold rare military talks

Military officials from North and South Korea have begun face-to-face talks on improving communications amid rising tensions between the rivals.

27/10/2008

9. Key Mexico drugs suspect arrested

Mexican security forces have arrested an alleged drug cartel leader after a shootout in Tijuana near the US border.

27/10/2008

10. Kashmiris strike over UN inaction

Shops, schools and offices in Indian-administered Kashmir have closed in line with a one-day strike called by separatist groups as a rebuke to the United Nations.

24/10/2008

11. Kurdish protester killed in Turkey

A Kurdish demonstrator has died after protesters clashed with police in eastern Turkey, according to the country's state news agency.

21/10/2008

12. Kurds protest over Ocalan 'assault

Kurdish demonstrators have clashed with police in Istanbul and other Turkish cities in support of jailed separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan following allegations of his mistreatment in prison, Turkish media have reported.

20/10/2008