31.   Before the president responded, all three ministers resigned Wednesday night, each saying he was innocent and condemning the investigation as inaccurate.

32.   Bowing to weeks of anti-government protests, President Sali Berisha said Saturday that his Cabinet ministers will resign and be replaced with leaders acceptable to the opposition.

33.   Cabinet ministers have resigned before, but most have stayed in the government after deal making.

34.   Chief minister resigns over volcano crisis.

35.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl on Wednesday angrily rejected opposition demands that his environment minister resign because of a scandal over leaky nuclear waste transports.

36.   Deputy minister resigns over scandals.

37.   Earlier this week another Cabinet minister reportedly resigned as the leadership crisis deepened.

38.   Education minister resigns after police violence on students.

39.   Estonian Prime Minister Tiit Vahi said Tuesday that he expects his interior minister to resign because of allegations that he was involved in electronic wiretapping of top political leaders.

40.   Finance minister resigns in power struggle.