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Welcome to CNN Student News, briningstories from around the world right to your classroom. We're are heading thethree continents today. And we start in the North African nation of Egypt. OnMonday we review the violence of political crisis that the co
China's recent constitutional amendments are being described as both necessary and urgent for China's development, suggesting the country needs a stronger leadership to further its economic reform and achieve sustainable growth. A number of Chinese o
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 August 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki's anticipated report to the Southern African Development Community summit on Thursday is unlikely to reveal significant progress toward resolving the crisis in Zim
By William Eagle Washington,DC 04 March 2008 The United States Ambassador to Cameroon, Janet Garvey, has reiterated US support for freedom of the press and peaceful political reforms in the country. Her remarks come in the wake of a government crackd
AMERICAN MOSAIC -May 3, 2002: George Mason / Music from The Band / Question About the International Space Station HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME
The nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution won final approval in 1920 but she did not live to see it. Transcript of radio broadcast: 14 June 2008 VOICE ONE: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. In the eight
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: From Revolutionary War Hero to President From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story
A military-led group in Guinea says it has taken power, following the death of long-time President Lansana Conte. But the civilian government in Conakry says it is still in charge. Mutinous soldiers in Guinea say they have dissolved the government a
Hundreds of Zimbabweans from political parties, civil rights organizations, churches and ordinary citizens gathered Wednesday for the first public hearings towards a new constitution organized by the transitional four-month-old government of nationa
Handbook Explains How to Create Durable and Inclusive Constitutions The book is called Constitution-Making and Reform: Options for the Process. Its authors say the process for designing and implementing a constitution is important: it is instrumental
African Democrats Look for Ways to Curb Imperial Presidency The imperial presidency. Its the name given by many constitutional scholars and opposition politicians to unchecked powers that some say practically make the executive into a monarchy. Stron
Women's groups in Kenya are calling for the government to appoint at least one woman to fill the country's top judicial positions. The Kenyan president in late January announced nominations for the positions, but withdrew the names following a ruling
Tensions threatened to disrupt Zimbabwe's first consitution-writing conference. Many people left the gathering fearing political hostility would lead to violence, but leaders vowed to press ahead with the meeting. Militants of President Robert Mugab
Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for greater awareness of the Constitution and a better understanding of the rule of law in this country. Xi Jingping has made the comments ahead of this China's first Constitution Day, which is today. The Presi
By Peta Thornycroft 06 February 2008 Political observers in Zimbabwe are charging new voting districts created by the government violate the country's constitution. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that election experts say the government has failed
By VOA News 06 November 2007 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrived in Islamabad Tuesday for meetings with opposition parties to discuss ways to overturn emergency rule imposed by President Pervez Musharraf. Ms. Bhutto said she has no
By Tendai Maphosa London 09 May 2008 Amnesty International has issued a statement criticizing the Burmese government's intention to proceed with a referendum for a new constitution Saturday instead of concentrating on providing relief for victims of
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 15 July 2007 One of the unanswered questions about Iraq's future is: can a federal system of government, one in which power is divided between a central government and regional or provincial ones, work in Iraq? VOA's Margare
Burma's military government has gone ahead with a constitutional referendum as its people wait for assistance in the wake of a cyclone disaster a week ago that left at least 62,000 people dead or missing. Critics have labeled the referendum a sham. 缅
Problems in Fiji affect New Zealand. Many New Zealanders go to Fiji on holiday, many Fijians live in New Zealand and we are part of the Pacific Islands Forum. (see January 27th 2009) The countries which belong to the Pacific Islands Forum want Fiji t