Chineses Finance Minister Resigns
562135
BEIJING -- Government officials said Thursday that Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigned for "personal reasons," amid concerns of surging inflation and just weeks ahead of an expected reshuffling of top government positions.
410991
Colombia's foreign minister resigns after the arrest of her brother on suspicion of links with paramilitary groups.
522389
Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek says he will resign after admitting being featured in a sex video.
381620
BEIJING -- In a major political tremor within China's ruling Communist Party, Shanghai's top party boss has been sacked on corruption charges stemming from a pension fund scandal.
263544
David Li, the Hong Kong banker and lawmaker who is paying $8.1 million to settle an insider-trading case involving Dow Jones, resigned from his city council post.
228734
French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy resigned Monday in order to take over the leadership of the ruling center-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party, French TF1 television quoted government officials as saying.
715463
Japanâs new agriculture minister resigned Monday, only a week after his appointment, because of a scandal involving misuse of farm subsidies.
132617
An Afghan Cabinet minister resigned Monday after President Hamid Karzai rejected his drive to shut down relief groups he accused of wasting money on expensive cars and houses.
452749
Cabinet ministers in the Hamas-led Palestinian government resigned Thursday, a step toward forming a unity government with Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas' Fatah party.
231221
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's Health Minister, Chua Soi Lek, said on Wednesday he will resign from the cabinet, a day after he shocked the nation by admitting he was the man in a sex video.
2626
A senior Hong Kong hospital official criticized for his handling of the Chinese territory&#39;s Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis will resign at the end of this year.
145018
Nicolas Sarkozy resigned as finance minister Monday, a day after accepting the leadership of France&#39;s conservative party and effectively becoming a rival to his old boss, President Jacques Chirac.
475716
The Turkish Cypriot minority government resigns after abandoning efforts to forge a new coalition.
414729
Argentina's economy minister has resigned following the discovery of more than Â£30,000 in a brown paper bag in her office bathroom.
649586
The government of Latvia resigns after parliament rejects a draft budget for the coming year.
234471
The president of troubled retailer Daiei announced his resignation Friday, two days after he was forced by lenders to seek a government bailout.
151448
A one-time key aide to deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday quit his post at the head of the military government's new economics team, less than a week after he was appointed.