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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. security advisor Susan Rice (2nd L) prior to the opening session of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ summit in Antalya, Turkey Nov. 15, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)

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16 November 2015

Obama and Putin agree on ceasefire and political solution in Syria

People walk in a street of Yangon on November 12, 2015 (photo credit: AFP)

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13 November 2015

US urges Myanmar to change constitution barring Suu Kyi rule

Split views on Catalonia's secession in the constitutional court (photo credit: Getty Images)

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12 November 2015

Catalonia presses ahead with secession plans despite constitutional court decision suspending the process

Syrian battlefield (photo credit: Reutuers)

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12 November 2015

Russia tables political process in Syria, calling for a new constitution within 18 months

Head of the LCDA, Ali Al-Tarhouni (photo credit: Waterput)

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11 November 2015

Libya: Constituent assembly says its Head is unreliable and must resign

A man reads a newspaper covered with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a roadside stand Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Yangon, Myanmar. (photo credit: AP)

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11 November 2015

Myanmar's Suu Kyi wins seat in opposition and reaffirms position despite constitutional limitations

Okoa Kenya leaders Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, John Githongo, Raila Odinga and Moses Wetang?ula and Okoa Kenya Committee of Experts chairman Paul Mwangi walk to the IEBC offices 9 Nov 2015 (photo credit: The Star)

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10 November 2015

Okoa Kenya puts forward its proposals for constitutional reform

People wave "Estaladas" (pro-independence flags) outside the Superior Court of Catalonia on October 15, 2015 in Barcelona (photo credit: AFP /Pau Barrena)

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9 November 2015

Catalan parliament to vote on independent laws signalling secession from Madrid

Members of Burkina Faso's interim parliament raise their hands on July 16, 2015 in Ouagadougou as they vote on a resolution asking the High Court to put deposed leader Blaise Compaore on trial for "high treason" and violating the constitution. (photo credit: AFP)

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6 November 2015

Burkina Faso MPs set two-term limit for presidents

Spanish Constitutional Court (photo credit: Catalan News Agency)

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6 November 2015

Spain's constitutional court gives go ahead for Catalonia's pro-independence proposal

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to media about the upcoming general elections, during a news conference at her home in Yangon on Thursday. (Photo credit: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

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5 November 2015

Suu Kyi plans Myanmar reconciliation government with role 'above president'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (photo credit: AP)

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4 November 2015

Op-Ed: Erdogan's push for constitutional reform will create unbalanced executive power in Turkey

Egypt's parliament (photo credit: Al-Ahram)

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4 November 2015

Egypt's new MPs vow to amend two-term limit in constitution

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi listens to remarks to reporters by U.S. President Barack Obama after their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington April 14, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)

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3 November 2015

Iraq parliament bars government from making reforms to constitutional status quo

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is sworn in for a third term at a ceremony in the parliament in Bujumbura, Burundi, Aug. 20, 2015 (photo credit: VoA)

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2 November 2015

Obama to remove Burundi from trade program in response to third-term change and political crackdown