Chile to overhaul constitution
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Chilean senators agree to scrap provisions in the constitution widely viewed as undemocratic.
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Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative groups, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos signed the &quot;Chilean Marriage Law&quot; granting Chileans the legal right to divorce.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 15 -- Four Bolivian states bitterly opposed to a proposed new constitution unveiled plans Saturday for greater self-rule, challenging President Evo Morales and sparking demonstrations throughout the country.
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Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve current crisis.
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Chile's former military ruler Augusto Pinochet has medical tests to see if he is mentally fit to stand trial.
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The French parliament is to meet at Versailles to change the country's constitution to approve the EU reform treaty.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - After 14 years in power,  Chile's ruling center-left coalition believes it needs to come  up with a sparkling new image or risk losing the 2005  presidential elections.
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Violent protests have prompted an assembly rewriting Bolivia's constitution to call a monthlong recess in hopes of rescuing the new charter, one of President Evo Morales' central reforms.
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ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.
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Chile's government had great plans to modernize the capital's chaotic bus and metro system. But it simply replaced old chaos with new, less familiar chaos
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Chile&#39;s Supreme Court has ruled that the country&#39;s former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, should be stripped of immunity from prosecution.
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Chile's military for the first time accepts responsibility for human rights abuses under Gen Pinochet's rule.
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President Arroyo's bid to change the Philippines constitution comes under fire
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He was addressing a conference in Rome about a proposed reform of Italy's constitution, one of the main pieces of legislation the government of Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, wants to pass before the ...
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Venezuela's parliament is set to discuss for a second time President Chavez's  call for constitutional changes.
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Chile has begun its security preparations for the upcoming international leaders meeting in Santiago of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation group.
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By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court ruled onTuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against AugustoPinochet can move forward, a decision that brings theex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rightscase.