Australian opposition leader quits politics citing health problems
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CANBERRA, Australia  - The leader of Australia's opposition Labour party announced Tuesday he will quit politics because of ill health.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi tendered his resignation Wednesday after his fragile centre-left coalition lost a foreign policy vote in parliament.
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The head of Taiwan's main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, resigns after being accused of fraud.
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Romania's main opposition candidate for the Nov. 28 presidential election, Theodor Stolojan, announced Saturday he was withdrawing from the race due to health problems.
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Attacks by Australia's conservative  government against its resurgent opposition over links to a  corrupt state leader were turned on their head on Saturday when  a cabinet minister quit amid the growing scandal.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham is to resign all his posts, citing health grounds.
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The opposition Labor Party said Wednesday that it will stop acting as a political safety net for the government and begin opposing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in parliament next week, jeopardizing his minority coalition and Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Romania's main opposition presidential challenger Theodor Stolojan withdrew from the race citing health reasons Saturday, dealing a severe blow to his alliance ahead of next month's elections.
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Opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham has conceded defeat in Australia&#39;s general elections and congratulated Prime Minister John Howard for winning a fourth consecutive term in office.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham is undergoing further tests at Sydney&#39;s St Vincent&#39;s Hospital after being diagnosed with pancreatitis.
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Australia's center-left Labor opposition  leader Mark Latham conceded defeat after Saturday's national  election, handing conservative Prime Minister John Howard a  fourth consecutive term.
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Peter Hain quits the Cabinet after his deputy leader campaign donations are referred to the Met Police.
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Australia&#39;s main opposition Labor Party&#39;s Lindsay Tanner became the party&#39;s seventh shadow minister in a week to quit after the party suffered its fourth consecutive election defeat on Oct. 9.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi  resigned on Thursday after his centre-left government lost a  confidence vote in the Senate, prompting opposition leader  Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
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MARK Latham faces possible surgery and a major lifestyle overhaul in the lead-up to the federal election after being stricken with pancreatitis.
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The frontman of one Australia most successful entertainers, children's group The Wiggles, quit on Thursday to battle a rare illness.
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MARK COLVIN: Meanwhile, the Opposition leader has marked the end of three days&#39; campaigning in Brisbane with a $300-million aged care policy.