They wanted to protect their rights against the central government.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

He supported a weak central government.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

But the army's limited capacity for counterinsurgency operations and a weak central government have many concerned that the situation could worsen.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has come under strong international criticism in recent months for running a weak and corrupt central government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Tensions between the Kurds and the central government in Baghdad over oil revenues and the disputed city of Kirkuk continue to worry U.S.officials.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

The draft constitution laid claim to oil and gas rights that are contested by the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

That prompted the central government to dispatch border security and police reserve forces to the area.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

The territory of Somaliland declared independence last central government collapsed, but has yet to be recognized as its own state by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Darfur rebels rose up against the central government in 2003 after years of perceived marginalization.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

Al-Iryani says the warnings are harming his country, and that Yemen's major cities and almost all its roads are safely controlled by the central government.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

India's central government has pumped tens of millions of dollars to have the lakes cleaned.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

The secretary reportedly has been trying to mediate between Kurdish leaders and the central government in Baghdad, over a thorny territorial dispute over the oil-rich region of Kirkuk.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Iraqi Kurds claim Kirkuk, which sits on significant oil reserves, but the city's Arab and Turkmen residents say it must remain under the control of the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Ethnic Turkomen and Arabs want it under the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"It is our belief that within the framework of Iraq's central government, alongside our Kurdish brethren of Iraq's Kurdish regional government we have reached an understanding to put an end,together, ."

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

"The bill also calls for tangible progress in governance - including an independent judiciary, greater accountability by the central government, respect for human rights and civilian control of the levers of power, including the military and intelligence agency."

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

But the central bank chief warned that credit for home buying remains limited and dependent on government-supported programs.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

The protesters have occupied a central commercial district for more than two months, demanding the government step down and allow new elections.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

Meanwhile,more clashes have been reported in the central Hiran region, where government forces are reported to have suffered setbacks in recent days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

On Friday several thousand people rallied in central Bangkok calling for an end to the anti-government protests.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

The rugged tribal regions have long resisted central-government control.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

But central to the debate going on in Britain is the very credibility of the Afghan government as more and more question whether British lives should be put at risk in support of what is seen as a less than clean Hamid Karzai government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04