The party of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging voters to reject a proposed new constitution conceived by the country's ruling military regime.

Turkey's parliament has approved controversial constitutional amendments that lift a decades-old ban on women wearing Islamic head scarves at universities.

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling Justice and Development party has won the first of two votes in parliament to change the country's constitution to lift a ban on the wearing of religious headscarves at universities. The move is proving deeply controversial with opponents of the reform who argue it threatens the secular foundation of Turkey. Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul.

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan today rejected allegations that they are persecuting the country's political opposition, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz service reports. Speaking at a news conference in Bishkek today, State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov said Kyrgyzstan's political opposition is confusing the fight against criminality with "political persecution."

As rallies demanding an early presidential election and constitutional reforms continued for a seventh day in the capital, Bishkek, opposition legislators said they support dissolving parliament, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.

A concert organized by the opposition in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, has brought to an end a seventh day of rallies demanding an early presidential election and constitutional reforms, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambaev has met with opposition and moderate lawmakers to discuss changes to the country's constitution, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.

Exit polls in Ecuador indicate voters have overwhelmingly approved President Rafael Correa's proposal to establish an assembly to rewrite the country's constitution.

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambaev met today with hunger-striking opposition activists. The activists are demanding the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiev and further constitutional reforms.

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Azim Isabekov has resigned, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. President Kurmanbek Bakiev accepted Isabekov's resignation and has appointed opposition politician Almaz Atambaev as acting prime minister.

Kyrgyzstan's opposition For Reforms movement today handed a list of demands to President Kurmanbek Bakiev, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. The demands include a call for continued constitutional reforms and the creation of a coalition government with the participation of the opposition.