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Pakistani minister resigns after criticizing army (AP)

September 26th, 2010

Pashtun girls, their homes destroyed by heavy floods, practice the Arabic alphabet and reciting the Koran at a camp for the internally displaced in Charsadda, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, September 26, 2010. Summer floods have killed more than 1,750 people, forced at least 10 million from their homes and caused lasting damage to the economy of Pakistan. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - Pakistan’s federal minister for defense production resigned after being summoned by the prime minister to explain comments he made criticizing the army and accusing it of killing prominent…

Somalia’s prime minister resigns amid tensions (AP)

September 21st, 2010

In this Sunday, Aug . 8, 2010 photo Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke speak to journalists in Nairobi Kenya about developments in Somalia . Somalia's prime minister resigned Tuesday to prevent what he called political turmoil amid an impasse with the country's president. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke told reporters he was resigning while standing alongside President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who thanked the prime minister for what he called a 'courageous decision.' The resignation comes amid a rift between Sharmarke and Ahmed over a new draft constitution. The two have not gotten along for months, and a vote of confidence on the prime minister had been scheduled over the weekend, though it was postponed. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Somalia’s prime minister resigned Tuesday to prevent what he called political turmoil amid an impasse with the country’s president.


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Wyclef resigns from charity before Haiti campaign (AP)

August 5th, 2010

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2008 file photo, Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean, right, speaks with flood victims in Gonaives, Haiti. Jean is expected to announce his bid for the presidency on Thursday from Haiti. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, file)AP - Wyclef Jean has stepped down as leader of the embattled aid group he founded as he prepares to formally declare his candidacy for the Haitian presidency.


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Key Pakistani counterterrorism official resigns (AP)

July 20th, 2010

Pakistani policemen secure a damaged police checkpost after an attack by Taliban militants in Mardan in 2009. Five militants, three of them wearing suicide bomb vests, were killed on Tuesday when they attacked a military training centre in northwest Pakistan, officials said.(AFP/File/Walayat Khan)AP - Officials say the head of a federal group meant to coordinate Pakistan’s fight against terrorism has resigned amid a bureaucratic turf battle.


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Scottish lawmaker resigns over Filipino comments (AFP)

June 17th, 2010

The Houses of Parliament in London. A Scottish lawmaker has been forced to quit his role on a parliamentary committee after being caught on microphone saying a woman in the audience was AFP - A Scottish lawmaker was forced to quit his role on a parliamentary committee after being caught on microphone saying a woman in the audience was “very attractive” with…

UK Treasury minister resigns amid expenses scandal (AP)

May 29th, 2010

File - File photo dated May 17 2010 of Britain's Chief Secretary to Treasury David Laws . The Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition suffered a major blow tonight as David Laws was forced to resign over expenses abuse allegations. (AP Photo/ Andrew Winning-pa, file ) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - A senior minister in Britain’s new coalition government resigned Saturday after admitting that he claimed tens of thousands of pounds (dollars) in taxpayers’ money to pay rent to…

Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP)

April 22nd, 2010

This Jan. 22, 2010 photo shows Bishop James Moriarty of Kildare, Ireland. Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation Thursday, April 22, 2010 of Bishop Moriarty who admitted he didn't challenge the Dublin church's policy of covering up the sexual abuse of children by priests. (AP Photo/PA, Julien Behal) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - PHOTOGRAPH CAN NOT BE STORED OR USED FOR MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - Heads are starting to roll in the Catholic Church’s child abuse scandal.


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Irish bishop resigns, says he didn’t report abuse (AP)

April 22nd, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful at the end of a general audience he held in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI promised Wednesday that the Catholic Church would take action to confront the clerical sex abuse scandal, making his first public comments on the crisis days after meeting with victims. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The pope has accepted the resignation of an Irish bishop who admitted he didn’t challenge the Dublin church’s policy of covering up clerical sex abuse.


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Irish bishop resigns, apologizes to abuse victims (AP)

March 24th, 2010

AP - Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation Wednesday of Bishop John Magee, a former papal aide who stands accused of endangering children by failing to follow the Irish church’s…

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