Resignation News

Toronto - Canadian Employment Minister Jason Kenney remarked that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford should step down after he "brought dishonour to public office and the office of mayor and his city." Kenney is the first Conservative to denounce Ford.

Chennai - Two years after the Executive editor of The Hindu, one of India's biggest newspapers, announced her resignation on Twitter, the newspaper's editor on Monday decided to do the same.

San Diego - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has reportedly agreed to resign in exchange for the city handling some of his legal fees involving a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and the city.

In over 50 cities all over Spain as well as in several other European cities, protesters will take the streets on Friday evening to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and to call for new elections.

Rome - Two top officials of the scandal-plagued Vatican bank resigned on Monday after a three-year investigation into the bank led to the arrest of a high-ranking Vatican accountant last week.

Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has requested a resignation, merely three weeks after he took the position, said two Palestinian Government sources on Thursday.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has announced his resignation on Sunday, over a corruption scandal involved with his Chief of Staff, Jana Nagyova.

Bauru - A Catholic priest in Brazil has been excommunicated after publicly resigning from his post due to his personal defense of homosexuality, open marriage, and other practices which go against the Church's teachings.

Nicosia - Cyprus Finance Minister Michalis Sarris announced that he is stepping down from his post following the launch of a government investigation into the island nation's economic collapse. The president has accepted his resignation.

According to the Vatican sources, Pope Benedict XVI will be known by the title of "pope emeritus" after his resignation and will still be referred to as "Your Holiness."