IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn quits over sex charge

The detained head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned "with immediate effect". He has being in custody in New York since the weekend accused of the attempted rape of a hotel...

Mubarak: Will delegate power to VP but will remain until election

Update: Egypt’s Mubarak resigns, Army in Control Update 2105 UTC, 11:05 pm Cairo, 4:05 pm ET -  President Mubarak spoke live through Egyptian Television stating that he intends to remain President of...

Amar Singh quits as Samajwadi Party Gen Secretary

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh on Wednesday resigned as General Secretary of the party on health grounds and said he wanted to devote more time to his family. He also said he had no differences...

Shane Bond quits Test cricket

New Delhi: New Zealand cricketer Shane Bond announced for his retirement from test cricket. He will continue to represent his country in one-dayers and Twenty20s. Bond, 34, revived his international career earlier this year after quitting the unofficial Indian Cricket...

Germany's, the allies and the American dream

Seemingly pressure in Germany is giving question about the 4000 troops presence in Afghanistan, it does not look good for expectations concerning more troops pledged and deployed by the Germans. It looks like...

French firm 'quits Iran gas deal'

The boss of French energy giant Total says he will not invest in Iran because it is too risky." William Burns, the top official handling Iranian issues at the US state department, said the launch was "very...

Ron Paul suspends presidential bid

Ron Paul has just announced the suspension of his campaign for the Republican nomination.Paul says he wants to focus on recruiting and electing "limited government Republicans.""“We want to elect...

US quits Human Rights Council?

As human right is not my beat  - I'm more a casual observer - there isno context for me to use in interpreting what the hell this means. Butwhatever it means it doesn't sound good. Those of you who are smarter at this should feel free to comment yourbuns off on this one....

RIP: Mass Appeal Magazine

One of hip-hop's finest publications, Mass Appeal, is ending a 12 year run of putting out a high quality, print magazine that traced the arc of the culture's evolution and many permutations. It will be...

Warne quits Hampshire and all first class cricket

Shane Warne quits - finally all the controversial topics about him will stop now :)He will still continue in IPL, though. That means the money he was getting in UK County was far less.

Donkey quits Russian ballet

"Russia's Mariinsky ballet has said farewell to one of its longest-serving artistes, a 21-year-old female donkey named Monika. The animal is to be pensioned off after 19 years carrying the knight's overweight...

Ashlee Simpson Loves Tony Romo!

"The relationship between Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo seems to be going on despite grumblings from Dallas Cowboy fans and rumors that Tony's called it quits. The two of them are seen returning from a vacation in...

Spielberg quits as Beijing Olympics adviser, over Darfur

Mia Farrow must be very happy that her efforts to bring attention to the genocide in Darfur have yielded such high profile results. Spielberg, upon announcing his resignation, joined Farrow in an international...

Minister quits over sex video

"Malaysia's health minister has resigned after being caught on videotape having sex with a female friend the country's national news agency said Wednesday. A day earlier, Health Minister Chua Soi Lek acknowledged that he was the man in a widely-circulated DVD that showed a...

Bhutto vows "long march" unless Musharraf backs down

Rather than cooling down, things seem to be heating up in Pakistan. Several European countries have suspended aid to the country and others are condeming the suspending of the consitution."Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto threatened on Wednesday to lead a mass...

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