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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi casts her vote for constitution amendments during a regular session at the Union Parliament Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar's parliament has voted against constitutiona l amendments Thursday, ensuring that the military's veto power remains intact and that Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this year. Myanmar's parliament voted against several constitutional amendments Thursday, ensuring that the military's veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this year.  The legislature ended a 3-day debate on proposed changes to the 2008 constitution, which bars Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from seeking the presidency and gives the military an effective veto over constitutional amendments. Military representatives line up to register to cast their votes for constitution amendments during a regular session at ...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, center, German President Joachim Gauck, right, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, left and Gauck's partner partner Daniela Schadt, with white hat, walk to the 'Roemer' town hall in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 25, 2015. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are on an official visit to Germany until Friday, June 26.  Thousands of cheering Germans welcomed Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday in Frankfurt, which she visited on a day trip that included a stop at the city's St. Paul's Church — considered the birthplace of German parliamentary democracy.See more Photos. Church bells rang and a Frankfurt children's choir sang for the 89-year-old monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, as they visited the church and met more than 100 local citizens. The royal couple then walked on a red carpet over to city hall where they had lunch with dignitaries, featuring local specialties from Hesse state an...