Swedish PM Lofven resigns, speaker to look for new leader
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of finding a new government to deal with...
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Emily Yiolitis resigns as justice minister (Update 2)
By Elias Hazou and George Psyllides After just a year in office, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has resigned, confirmed by the presidential palace during the...
Volunteerism commissioner resigns amid probe over qualifications (Updated)
Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki has resigned amid a police investigation that his academic qualifications had allegedly been forged. Police confirmed on Wednesday that they had...
Spokesman denies finance minister offered to resign (updated)
Government spokesman Prodromos Prodomou denied on Friday that the finance minister had offered to resign over a damning report concerning the demise of the co-op...
Greece’s Tsipras calls confidence vote after ally quits coalition (Update)
By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would call a confidence vote in his government after his...
Governor of Russia’s Kemerovo resigns over deadly mall fire
The governor of Russia’s Kemerovo region resigned on Sunday over a mall fire that killed more than 60 after a litany of violations in safety...
In blow to Trump, top aide Hope Hicks to leave White House
Hope Hicks, one of US President Donald Trump’s longest-serving and most trusted aides, is resigning from her job as White House communications director, a blow...
Armed deputy who didn’t confront Florida school gunman resigns
The armed sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed...
Transport minister resigns
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades resigned from his post on Monday, news he made public on Facebook. In a post on his social media account he...
Prominent Australian lawmaker quits over claims of China links
A prominent Australian opposition senator, Sam Dastyari, said on Tuesday he would resign from parliament after a series of allegations emerged about his links with...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted vice president
By Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ousts PM Sharif over corruption claims
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who resigned after the court ruled he was unfit to hold office and ordered a criminal...
Britain EU envoy resigns just months before formal Brexit talks
Britain’s ambassador to the European Union has abruptly resigned just three months before Prime Minister Theresa May starts formal Brexit negotiations. Ivan Rogers, Britain’s permanent...
Ukraine PM Yatseniuk tenders resignation (Update 1)
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation in a televised broadcast on Sunday and signalled support for parliamentary speaker and presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman...
Lebanon’s justice minister announces resignation
Lebanon’s Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi on Sunday announced his resignation, blaming political rivals Hezbollah and their allies for the country’s political crisis, which has seen...
French justice minister resigns after uneasy term
By Brian Love French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, a gutsy left-winger often considered at odds with her government on matters of law and order enforcement,...
China’s chief stock regulator has offered to resign – sources
By Benjamin Kang Lim and Kevin Yao Xiao Gang, the embattled head of China’s securities regulator, has offered to resign, sources said, after perceived mismanagement...
U.N. rights envoy resigns, accuses Israel of denying access
The U.N. investigator for human rights violations in the Palestinian territories resigned on Monday, saying that Israel had reneged on its pledge to grant him...
Israel’s vice premier Silvan Shalom has resigned – state media
Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom, a veteran politician in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, resigned on Sunday following allegations that he had sexually...
Green Party spokeswoman resigns
Eleni Chrysostomou has resigned as spokesman woman for the Green Party, she said on Sunday. In a brief announcement Chrysostomou said she was resigning for...