http://www.mail.com/subjects/21914-political-resignations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/21914-political-resignations.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157472-anti-government-protests-occur-bulgaria.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his government will not resign over it. Several thousand people took to the streets of Sofia, the capital, and other cities on Monday, the fourth day of demonstrations demanding that the governm... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157472-anti-government-protests-occur-bulgaria.html 2013-06-17T19:13:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155808-czech-prime-minister-will-resign.html PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. Necas said he also will quit on Monday as chairman of his conservative Civic Democratic Party. He has been under pressure to quit since police conducted raids all across the country this week and arrested eight people... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155808-czech-prime-minister-will-resign.html 2013-06-16T22:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151668-bank-england-deputy-governor-to-step.html LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England says its deputy governor Paul Tucker will step down later this year after more than 30 years with the central bank. The bank says that Tucker will likely leave in the fall, but the exact date of his departure will be confirmed "in due course." The BOE said that Tucker plans to spend "a period of time in academia" in the U... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:28:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151668-bank-england-deputy-governor-to-step.html 2013-06-14T10:28:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145250-daley-set-to-challenge-democratic-governor-ill.html CHICAGO (AP) — A rare intra-party battle began taking shape Tuesday among big-name Democrats in Illinois, as former White House chief of staff Bill Daley positioned himself to try to unseat a governor he blames for failing to resolve the state's financial crisis and other pressing issues. Daley, an adviser to two presidents who hails from Chicago's most f... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145250-daley-set-to-challenge-democratic-governor-ill.html 2013-06-12T01:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145484-un-envoy-streets-heating-up-south-yemen.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy to Yemen warned Tuesday that "the streets are heating up" in the country's restive south and pent-up resentment over more than two decades of unaddressed grievances is reaching "a tipping point." Calls for an autonomous state in the south — which was once a separate country — have compounded Yemen's many problems as th... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:06:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145484-un-envoy-streets-heating-up-south-yemen.html 2013-06-11T23:06:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139830-libya-army-chief-resigns-clash-benghazi.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One of Libya's highest military officers resigned Sunday after clashes between protesters and a government-aligned militia he was in charge of left 31 people dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, the deadliest such violence in a country where armed factions hold sway. The bloodshed underscored the growing public anger over the govern... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:08:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139830-libya-army-chief-resigns-clash-benghazi.html 2013-06-09T21:08:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2140118-protesters-with-flares-interrupt-french-open-final.html PARIS (AP) — A man who jumped onto the court with a fiery flare spurting white smoke briefly interrupted the French Open final Sunday between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. The topless spectator wearing a white mask surged from the crowd near Nadal as the Spanish player was about to serve for the second set, leading 5-1. The man had the words "Kids right"... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:15:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2140118-protesters-with-flares-interrupt-french-open-final.html 2013-06-09T19:15:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2131366-embattled-hermann-addresses-visit-to-ru.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at Tennessee, has taught her much and that's part of the reason she is "uniquely qualified" to run Rutgers' scandal-plagued department. Time will tell. Speaking to reporters briefly during a ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:08:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2131366-embattled-hermann-addresses-visit-to-ru.html 2013-06-05T23:08:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2122244-fifa-passes-reforms-leaves.html PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AP) — World soccer's governing body Friday put in place tougher measures on racism, introduced integrity checks on senior officials and welcomed a woman to its ruling board. Still, some insist FIFA is not doing enough. FIFA President Sepp Blatter, however, was gratified by the steps following the scandals of the last few years. "I a... Fri, 31 May 2013 21:09:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2122244-fifa-passes-reforms-leaves.html 2013-05-31T21:09:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2116482-obama-administration-energy-official-stepping.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is resigning. A spokesman says FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff submitted his resignation letter to President Barack Obama on late Tuesday. Wellinghoff will remain at the commission until a replacement is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. He will continue as chairman and vote on matt... Wed, 29 May 2013 16:28:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2116482-obama-administration-energy-official-stepping.html 2013-05-29T16:28:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114144-libyan-parliament-chief-resigns-ex-regime-ban.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's parliament chief, who served under Moammar Gadhafi before becoming an opposition leader in exile, resigned on Tuesday, just weeks after lawmakers passed a bill banning former regime officials from senior government posts. The law, which may effectively bar the speaker, Mohammed al-Megarif, and several other experienced Libyan... Tue, 28 May 2013 19:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114144-libyan-parliament-chief-resigns-ex-regime-ban.html 2013-05-28T19:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2111192-reports-kuwait-oil-minister-resigns.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait media say the Gulf nation's oil minister has resigned after criticism of a $2.2 billion compensation payment over a collapsed business deal. There was no immediate official comment Sunday on the reported resignation of Hani Hussein, but he has faced calls to be questioned in parliament over the payment to Dow Chemical Co. Some la... Sun, 26 May 2013 16:01:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2111192-reports-kuwait-oil-minister-resigns.html 2013-05-26T16:01:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106654-rep-jo-bonner-resigning-to-take-ala-college-post.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system. In the letter to his congressional colleagues, the six-term Republican said he will resign to become vice chancellor of government relations and economic development at the University of Al... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:39:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106654-rep-jo-bonner-resigning-to-take-ala-college-post.html 2013-05-24T02:39:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104668-clashes-lebanon-feed-fear-syria-spillover.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. The battles raised the five-day death toll to 16 and fed fears of the Syrian civil war spreading to Lebanon and other neighboring count... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104668-clashes-lebanon-feed-fear-syria-spillover.html 2013-05-23T19:16:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html 2013-05-14T18:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A chronology of key events in Pakistan's history: —Aug. 14, 1947: Pakistan is founded when British rule over the region ends and the Asian subcontinent is partitioned into Islamic Pakistan, divided into East and West, and predominantly Hindu India. —Sept. 11, 1948: Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies. ... Sat, 11 May 2013 08:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html 2013-05-11T08:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076282-shattered-eu-dreams-heart-bulgarian-election.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The big theme of Bulgaria's parliamentary elections this weekend: mounting frustration over the widening gap between the giddy hopes linked to EU membership and today's sobering reality. But few expect things to get any better after the ballot — and the same discredited center-right party is likely to come out on top as voters see no good alternative. ... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:18:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076282-shattered-eu-dreams-heart-bulgarian-election.html 2013-05-10T10:18:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070938-architect-putins-political-system-resigns.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladislav Surkov, a longtime Kremlin strategist considered the architect of the tightly controlled political system created under President Vladimir Putin, resigned his post of deputy prime minister on Wednesday. His ouster followed an unusually public feud with investigators over a criminal investigation into Skolkovo, a government project ... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:11:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070938-architect-putins-political-system-resigns.html 2013-05-08T15:11:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government buildings in what Mohammed Al-Barghathi described as an "assault on democracy and elected authorities." Libyan state news agency LANA quoted Al-Barghathi as saying that he withdrew his ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html 2013-05-07T15:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066232-libya-militias-backing-protest.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A number of Libyan militias refused to back down on Monday from their protests outside government buildings, despite passage of a sweeping law that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi from working in government. The militiamen, some manning machine guns mounted on trucks, had been pushing for the law's p... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:09:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066232-libya-militias-backing-protest.html 2013-05-06T19:09:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html Labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of soccer's biggest corruption scandals, FIFA President Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or ethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup contracts. Blatter's predecessor as FIFA president, Joao Havelange, was forced to step down as honorary president because of his involvem... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html 2013-04-30T18:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050440-iraq-instability-tested-with-bombing-wave.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control. The attacks capped a week of turmoil that is posing the greatest test of Iraq's stability since U.S. troops left the country in late 2011. At least 218 people have been k... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:29:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050440-iraq-instability-tested-with-bombing-wave.html 2013-04-29T17:29:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043522-iraq-fears-rise-clashes-spread-to-northern-city.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes spread to a key northern city and gunmen took over a town elsewhere in Iraq on Thursday, raising the death toll from three days of violence to more than 150 people as a wave of Sunni unrest intensified. The turmoil is aggravating an already sour political situation between the Shiite-led government and Sunnis, who accuse Prime Minis... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:32:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043522-iraq-fears-rise-clashes-spread-to-northern-city.html 2013-04-25T19:32:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html ROME (AP) — Italy's premier-designate, Enrico Letta, said candidly Thursday he is still short of securing support for a ruling coalition after Silvio Berlusconi's forces insisted that the media mogul's populist economic policies dominate the would-be government's agenda. "The difficulties are there," Letta acknowledged during talks, broadcast live on TV, ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html 2013-04-25T18:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041624-egypt-proceeds-with-judiciary-law-despite-uproar.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist-led parliament on Wednesday pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nation's most senior judges, despite an uproar by the judiciary over fears the president's allies want to control the courts. The country's Judges' Club, an organization representing Egypt's judges, warned they would not recognize... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041624-egypt-proceeds-with-judiciary-law-despite-uproar.html 2013-04-24T21:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038936-top-legal-adviser-to-egypts-president-resigns.html CAIRO (AP) — The legal adviser of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi resigned Tuesday, alleging that the Muslim Brotherhood has monopolized decision-making and encroached on the governing of the country. The resignation letter by Mohammed Fouad Gadallah brought the harshest criticism yet from inside the presidency. Opponents of Morsi have long accu... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:22:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038936-top-legal-adviser-to-egypts-president-resigns.html 2013-04-23T20:22:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036134-italian-president-chastises-countrys-politicians.html ROME (AP) — Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, sworn in Monday for an unprecedented second term at the age of 87, chastised lawmakers for their inadequate response to the country's economic crisis and urged them to form a new government "without delay." While growing emotional over "the trust and affection I have seen grow toward me and the institution... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036134-italian-president-chastises-countrys-politicians.html 2013-04-22T19:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035586-trinidad-pm-jack-warner-quits-cabinet-post.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Ex-world soccer powerbroker Jack Warner resigned as national security minister of Trinidad & Tobago some 48 hours after a regional soccer group's ethics panel accused him and another top former official of enriching themselves through fraud. In a brief statement Sunday night, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said that W... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:13:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035586-trinidad-pm-jack-warner-quits-cabinet-post.html 2013-04-22T02:13:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034396-syrian-opposition-calls-hezbollah-to-stay.html BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian opposition called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from the country, as activists said regime troops supported by gunmen linked to the Lebanese Shiite militant group battled rebels Sunday for control of a string of villages near the Lebanon-Syria border. Outside the capital, Damascus, activists said they had documented the na... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:50:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034396-syrian-opposition-calls-hezbollah-to-stay.html 2013-04-21T19:50:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034592-egypt-justice-minister-submits-resignation.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's justice minister submitted his resignation Sunday, a Cabinet spokesman said, in a move that signaled strong disapproval of the president's handling of a prolonged showdown with the country's judiciary. The letter of resignation surfaced publicly a day after President Mohammed Morsi said he would reshuffle the Cabinet, amid calls by bo... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:29:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034592-egypt-justice-minister-submits-resignation.html 2013-04-21T19:29:28Z