1.   It would take several months for any loya jirga to be called, and the other factions here would like to include the king at an earlier stage.

2.   The quake killed one-third of the population of the country, including its king.

3.   The rooms include king beds clothed in rich linens, fireplaces, large bathrooms with separate showers and Jacuzzi tubs.

4.   Somlap Kittiyakorn, private secretary to the princess, said the Frenchman shouted criticism against the royal family, including the king.

5.   They include the kings of Sweden and Norway, and princes and princesses from Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

6.   A number of the noble titles are held by the royal family, including the king, but they have not always supported the monarchy.

7.   Before visiting Tehran, Kawaguchi was in Afghanistan where she met with the head of the Afghan interim government Hamid Karzai and other officials including former king Zaher Shah.

8.   The Malaysian civil aviation department said Tuesday it would set up a board of inquiry to investigate the helicopter crash which killed three people including auto king Yahaya Ahmad.