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Strauss-Kahn ‘rape attempt’ writer to go primetime
French writer Tristane Banon, who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her in 2003 will appear on primetime television Monday, a day after the former IMF chief broke his media silence. Tristane Banon, a 32-year-old French author who is the daughter of a family friend of Strauss-Kahn, has…
Strauss-Kahn regrets ‘moral failing’ in sex with maid
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s assertion that his encounter with a New York hotel maid was “a moral failing” rather than attempted rape has not persuaded her lawyers to drop civil action against the former IMF chief. Strauss-Kahn on Sunday said he had let down both his loyal wife and the French people,…
Strauss-Kahn in primetime bid to escape trial shame
PARIS — Four months after he was paraded hand-cuffed by New York police, former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was Sunday to try to put two attempted rape accusations behind him in a television interview. Since returning home, the former presidential frontrunner has been under pressure to explain himself, and chose…
Strauss-Kahn should stay out of French race: poll
(Reuters) – A majority of French think former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn should not get involved in the 2012 presidential election following his return to France after a sex-assault scandal in the United States, a poll showed on Sunday. The veteran Socialist politician had been seen as the clear favorite to…
Iceland charges European states with ‘bullying’
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Iceland’s president accused European countries on Sunday of having bullied it into agreeing to guarantee repayment of the debts of a failed bank, reviving a dispute with Britain and the Netherlands whose citizens are owed billions. When Iceland’s banking sector collapsed in the 2008 global financial crisis,…
Strauss-Kahn flying home to France from New York
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn cleared security at a New York airport Saturday before boarding a flight headed to France, after sensational sexual assault charges against him were dropped. Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair made their way through a crowd of journalists at John F. Kennedy International Airport before…
Strauss-Kahn apologizes to IMF staff: witness
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized to staff at the Washington-based lender, a witness said, after sexual assault charges against him were dropped. Strauss-Kahn told staff he had come to “apologize to those who have been hurt” by the scandal, and said he was sorry the sensational case…
New IMF chief says urgent action needed to protect recovery
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) – The new head of the IMF on Saturday urged global policymakers to pursue urgent action, including forcing European banks to bulk up their capital, to prevent a descent into a renewed world recession. “Developments this summer have indicated we are in a dangerous new phase,”…
Majority of French want Strauss-Kahn out of politics: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – A majority of French do not want former IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to return to politics after U.S. prosecutors dropped charges of attempted rape against him this week, a poll showed on Thursday. The survey by pollster CSA showed that 53 percent of those questioned would…
Strauss-Kahn to walk free as sex case collapses
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to walk free on Tuesday after New York prosecutors said that while the powerful Frenchman did have sex with his hotel maid, they could not prove an assault because the alleged victim’s lies undermined the case beyond repair. Within hours, New York state Judge Michael Obus…
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