Thousands of Sunnis who are angry that negotiators completed the new Iraqi constitution without the support of their sect protested in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday.

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The fate of the draft Iraqi constitution remained unclear on Thursday after the Iraqi National Assembly announced it had no plans to meet to consider the charter, signaling a lack of agreement ahead of a self-imposed midnight deadline.

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The remaining 12 Sunni members of the commission drafting an Iraqi constitution suspended their work Wednesday a day after gunmen killed one of the representatives and an adviser, saying they and their communities needed more security.

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Afghanistan's constitutional assembly overcame weeks of bitter disagreements and debate when it voted Sunday to approve a new charter that aims to establish a democratic government in the country formerly ruled by the Taliban.

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Delegates to the Afghan loya jirga put off consideration of a draft constitution after those opposed to interim leader Hamid Karzai boycotted efforts to vote on key provisions of the charter for the war-torn nation's first post-Taliban government.

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