"For this reason I am leaving the Ministry of Finance today," he said. "I shall wear the creditors' loathing with pride."

The Vatican said the decision not to visit the continent's larger nations reflected the Pope's interest in the "peripheries".

The discontinuation follows the termination by Azerbaijan of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Project Coordinator in Baku.

“Before the World Cups were awarded to Russia and Qatar, there were two political interventions,” FIFA president said.

The city has been targeted in the past by bomb blasts claimed by Boko Haram extremists that have killed hundreds of people.

The deadline for reaching a comprehensive agreement on Tehran's nuclear program has already been extended from June 30.

Hacking Team develops surveillance tools that it has maintained are legally sold to governments for law-abiding investigations.

"Their lethal weapons are suicide attacks and snipers, and this is why we have fighting back and forth," Baiji mayor said.

The money comes from more than 120,000 donors who made an average contribution of $81. Some donors gave more than once.