Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has resigned following several high-profile security lapses. Julia Pierson offered her resignation to the Secretary…
US Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning after six years on the job. Eric Holder is the nation's first black…
Czech PM Petr Necas has announced that he will resign on Monday after days of political turmoil. Petr Necas’ ruling…
Acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Steven T. Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out…
Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati has announced the resignation of his entire cabinet. The move comes after the deeply divided cabinet…
Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to become the first leader of the Catholic Church to resign since the Middle Ages has…
The Vatican has acknowledged that Pope Benedict XVI has had a pacemaker for years, one day after his resignation. Vatican…
Pope Benedict XVI has announced today his resignation after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church, saying…
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has resigned today, keeping a promise to step down after the passing of his budget…
Bob Diamond, Barclays Bank chief executive, has resigned with immediate effect. The move follows the resignation of chairman Marcus Agius…
Sheena Monnin, this year Miss Pennsylvania, has sensationally resigned from her position, claiming that the weekend's Miss USA 2012 pageant…
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is to step down after accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his…
Serbia’s President Boris Tadic has announced his resignation. Boris Tadic still has 10 months of his current term of office…
Christian Wulff, Germany’s president, has announced his resignation, after prosecutors called for his immunity to be lifted. Christian Wulff, an…