Taiwan opposition leader resigns
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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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A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party, triggering the dissolution of its entire executive in the wake of last month's military coup, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Thai Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula quits,  blaming infighting in the military-backed government.
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Ruling Uri Party chairman Shin Ki-nam made his resignation official in a press briefing following an emergency party meeting earlier in the day.
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Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has resigned, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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An Israeli general who was shunted   aside as commander of the Lebanon front during a month of   fighting against Hizbollah guerrillas resigned on Wednesday in   a widely expected move.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday, clearing the way for new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda to be named by parliament as his successor.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra quit as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party on Tuesday, signaling the de facto collapse of a political machine that had dominated the country until last month's coup.
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Taiwan's High Court cleared opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of graft charges Friday
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition alliance has defeated President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s DPP party in parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission says.
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Australia's Labor leader Mark Latham has announced his resignation as leader of the opposition, after only 13 months in the job, and his bowing out of public life, due to poor health.
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The Thai opposition leader quits as Thaksin Shinawatra's party looks set to win enough votes to rule alone.
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Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.
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Thailand's deposed premier resigned from his once all-powerful party in a letter faxed from London on Tuesday, after more than 200 colleagues quit the organization in the wake of a military coup.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian has resigned as chairman of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take responsibility for an election setback.
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Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya resigns as part of a new deal to set up a national unity government.