British interior minister resigns
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett resigned Wednesday over allegations that he abused his power to help his ex-lover&#39;s nanny get a visa.
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Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his conservative government.
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A key member of Tony Blair's Cabinet and the man in charge of legislation on crime and terrorism in Britain resigned after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover's nanny.
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Boris Johnson has been sacked as Tory shadow arts minister amid allegations about his private life.
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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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The man behind the blueprint for health services in Scotland is resigning as an adviser to the executive.
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Embattled Britain's Gordon Brown suffered a fresh blow Thursday when a minister resigned amid allegations of funding irregularities, his first cabinet loss since taking office.
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Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic has resigned, one day after six Serb police officers were sacked for allegedly protecting war crimes fugitives.
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Top government minister David Blunkett has resigned over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government months before an expected general election.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk resigns after a power struggle with PM Viktor Yanukovych.
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Spencer Abraham joined the exodus from President Bush's  Cabinet yesterday, submitting his resignation as energy secretary after four years of running a department that faced a series of high-profile challenges.
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David Blunkett has resigned his post as home secretary. Send us your reaction.
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David Blunkett, UK home secretary, resigned on Wednesday following allegations that he had used his influence to help his former loverâs nanny to acquire a âfast trackâ visa.
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LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett.
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Britain&#39;s top law-enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair&#39;s Cabinet, resigned yesterday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
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Interior Minister Belisario Velasco, one of the most powerful officials in President Michelle Bachelet's government, resigned Thursday as part of an expected Cabinet shake-up.
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The foreign minister resigned Monday as a growing scandal linking the political establishment and far-right paramilitaries claimed its first member of President Alvaro Uribe's Cabinet.