Reykjavik - True to its word, the new Icelandic government has called for the three central bank governors to step down, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said.
Speaking on a talk show on Icelandic television Monday evening, Sigurdadottir who took office Sunday, said she had sent a letter to the governors asking them to resign.
Bangkok - Less that two months into its administration, Thailand's new government lost its first minister to a corruption scandal on Tuesday with the resignation of Social Development and Human Security Minister Witoon Nambutr.
"I am resigning in a show of political spirit, although I admit it is painful," said Witoon, a member of the Democrat Party.
Witoon is under investigation for alleged irregularities in the ministry's purchase of canned fish to assist flood victims in Phattalung province last month.
Riga - Latvia's four-party coalition government was teetering on the verge of collapse Monday after talks aimed at preventing industrial action by farmers broke down without agreement and serious differences between ministers became more evident.
Embattled prime minister Ivars Godmanis faces a parliamentary vote of no confidence on February 4 and the odds on him winning the ballot are shortening.
Tensions increased Monday after farmers' groups walked out of talks with Godmanis' government and said they would step up plans for demonstrations, starting with "wide-ranging action" on February 3.
London, Feb 02: French president Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted that his third wife Carla Bruni influences his politics.
Sarkozy, who celebrates his first wedding anniversary with Bruni today, told Le Point magazine that the views of his glamorous third wife mean a lot to him.
"I accord a lot of importance to what she tells me. Her views broaden my perspective, my thoughts,'' the Telegraph quoted Sarkozy, as telling the magazine.
Taipei - Taiwan's former vice president announced plans Sunday to start a newspaper to advocate for Taiwanese independence from China.
Annette Lu, 64, who ended two terms as vice president in May, held a luncheon in Taipei to raise funds for the afternoon paper, the Formosa Post, scheduled to begin publication July 1.
Lu raised 13 million Taiwan dollars (400,000 US dollars) at the event but said she needs 600 million (18 million US) to start the paper, and is recruiting reporters.
Tehran - Iran on Sunday celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1979 revolution by paying tribute to the late supreme leader and architect of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
At the beginning of the festivities, which were this year held one day earlier due to the Persian leap year, current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visited the shrine of his predecessor as well as the graves of martyrs of the Islamic revolution and the 1980-88 war against Iraq.
Reykjavik - True to its word, the new Icelandic government has called for the three central bank governors to step down, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said.
Bangkok - Less that two months into its administration, Thailand's new government lost its first minister to a corruption scandal on Tuesday with the resignation of Social Development and Human Security Minister Witoon Nambutr.
Riga - Latvia's four-party coalition government was teetering on the verge of collapse Monday after talks aimed at preventing industrial action by farmers broke down without agreement and serious differences between ministers became more evident.
London, Feb 02: French president Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted that his third wife Carla Bruni influences his politics. 
Taipei - Taiwan's former vice president announced plans Sunday to start a newspaper to advocate for Taiwanese independence from China.
Tehran - Iran on Sunday celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1979 revolution by paying tribute to the late supreme leader and architect of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
