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CONCACAF nations lash out at disgraced ex-leaders
A damning list of alleged financial mismanagement by former CONCACAF leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer was outlined to 40 soccer nations Wednesday, ...
North Carolina a political headache for Democrats
Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the ...
Being in politics means having to say you're sorry
It's a sorry list. This week's apologies from Mitt Romney and Joe Biden are just the latest in a colorful history of politicians regretting personal ...
Nepal Cabinet resigns; PM to follow by month's end
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will resign by the end of the month as part of an agreement Nepal's major political parties reached overnight to ...
Czech and Romanian govts face confidence votes
Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over ...
Jordan king blames premier for slow reform
Jordan's King Abdullah II blamed his resigning prime minister Thursday for failing to push hard enough for reforms, reflecting frustration on all ...
Georgia wants Russia out of separatist regions
The president of Georgia said Thursday he's willing to resign if Russia withdraws its troops from two separatist Georgian regions that split off in ...
Lockheed Martin CEO Stevens plans to step down
Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday that CEO Bob Stevens plans to step down and that its president and chief operating officer, Chris Kubasik, will ...
Special adviser to UK minister Jeremy Hunt resigns
The British government says the special adviser to Olympics minister Jeremy Hunt has resigned over his role in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's ...
Angry EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity
For more than a year, European Union officials have called for austerity, austerity and more austerity as a means to solve Europe's debt crisis.
Now out of jail, George Zimmerman fades from sight
George Zimmerman, who slipped out of jail on $150,000 bail in the early morning darkness, went back into hiding Monday and likely fled to another ...
Dutch government quits after austerity talks fail
The Dutch government, one of the most vocal critics of European countries failing to rein in their budgets, quit Monday after failing to agree on a ...
NBA union leadership wants Fisher out as president
Derek Fisher has rejected a call from the NBA players' association's executive committee to resign as president, instead urging players to seek a ...
Italian party expels official in funds scandal
The Northern League, an anti-immigrant, anti-corruption movement in Italy, expelled from its ranks Thursday a top Senate official implicated in an ...
Turkey launches new crackdown on ex-officers
Turkish prosecutors on Thursday ordered the arrest of dozens of former military officers, including four retired generals, over their role in the ...
Official: Mali's president hands in resignation
A parliamentary official in Mali says the democratically elected leader of Mali, who has been in hiding ever since a coup last month, has turned in ...
Berlusconi ally quits in corruption scandal
The firebrand founder of a populist anti-immigrant party in Italy, whose crucial support kept Silvio Berlusconi in power in three governments, ...
Far-right Hungarian lawmaker urged to resign
A far-right Hungarian lawmaker was urged to resign Wednesday after making a speech in Parliament that was widely criticized as anti-Semitic. In his ...
Serbian President Boris Tadic resigns
Pro-Western Serbian President Boris Tadic said Wednesday he is resigning, paving the way for an early presidential election when he will face a strong ...
GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending
A senior government official resigned Monday after a report concluded her agency improperly paid for an "over-the-top" training session near Las Vegas ...
Hungary parliament accepts president's resignation
Hungary's parliament has accepted the resignation of President Pal Schmitt, who announced he was stepping down after losing his doctorate in a ...
Egypt: Islamists press generals to fire government
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, further ...
Rumors roil Haiti amid political uncertainty
One senator warned of a panic. Another said things were going to be hot. Neither gave any details, but that didn't matter: Within minutes of their ...
Swedish defense minister resigns amid Saudi row
Sweden's defense minister stepped down Thursday, citing the pressure he has faced from the country's media over leaked plans to build a weapons plant ...
Kuwait names new central bank governor
Kuwait is promoting the central bank's deputy governor to the institution's top job following the resignation of its long-serving leader last month, ...