German President Horst Köhler Resigns Unexpectedly
May 31, 2010 at 13:51 PM EDT
Spiegel Online reports that German president and former IMF head, Horst Köhler unexpectedly resigned on Monday over what he said was heavy criticism about comments he made on Germany’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Mr. Köhler’s resignation from the post is the first by a German president in four decades and is considered a shock announcement [...]