Swiss nationalist ousted from Cabinet
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A nationalist politician whose anti-immigrant positions angered coalition partners was voted out of the Swiss Cabinet on Wednesday in a rare political shakeup for Switzerland.
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MYANMAR&#39;S military junta yesterday dismissed the Foreign Minister and his deputy in an unexpected Cabinet reshuffle that saw two other ministers also fired.
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Austrian Interior Minister Ernst Strasser, who had repeatedly faced flak over Austria's controversial asylum policy, resigned on Friday and said he would return to the private sector.
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Nicolas Sarkozy resigned as finance minister Monday, a day after accepting the leadership of France's conservative party and effectively becoming a rival to his old boss, President Jacques Chirac.
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Belarus' authoritarian president dismissed his chief of staff Monday and replaced him with a longtime associate who was implicated by a European rights group in disappearances of opposition figures five years ago.
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Italy's former justice minister, who resigned over a corruption probe, withdraws his party from the ruling coalition.
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Suriname&#39;s youngest government minister said she had resigned on Tuesday after charges she tried to spend $13,000 (6,700 pounds) in government money on a lavish 30th birthday party, featuring catering by her mother.
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Greeceâs culture minister pruned the powers of the countryâs new archaeology chief after the dismissal and suicide attempt of the politician who preceded him in that post.
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OLYMPIC gold medallist Tyler Hamilton, who is under investigation for blood doping, has been fired by his Swiss pro cycling team. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union (UCI) said today the Phonak team
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Latvian Prime Minister Indulis Emsis's minority government resigned after parliament rejected the draft 2005 budget, plunging this new EU member into political turmoil.
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Swiss MPs force far-right leader Christoph Blocher from his cabinet seat, despite his party's success in polls.
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BEIRUT: Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned and his Cabinet was annulled Wednesday as expected, but he surprisingly said he will not head the new government due to internal political differences.
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Israel's finance minister resigns amid allegations of embezzlement at a workers' union he headed in 2003.
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The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet officially resign, making way for a new government.
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Entire Austrian government quits Tuesday October 03, 2006 14:21 - VIENNA - Austria's government has handed in its resignation to President Heinz Fischer after Social Democrats narrowly defeated the ruling ...Comment
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A top economic aide to ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resigned Wednesday from his position in the current military-appointed government following sharp criticism from pro-democracy groups.
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Pakistani interim Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain resigned today to pave the way for Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz to take over as head of the government in a few days.