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Strauss-Kahn: human catastrophe
Jon Snow blogs on the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, on attempted rape charges – suggesting it is one of the most high profile civil arrests of all time.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of the IMF over attempted rape charges. A French journalist tells Channel 4 News he is seen as innocent until proven guilty in France.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is granted bail by a New York judge. The former IMF chief has vowed to fight charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid in Manhattan.
As pressure mounts on Dominique Strauss-Khan to quit as head of the IMF over attempted rape charges, Jon Snow hears what life is like in the notorious Rikers Island jail where DSK is being held.
Jon Snow blogs on the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, on attempted rape charges – suggesting it is one of the most high profile civil arrests of all time.
The shock arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn has created “a political earthquake” in France and plunged the IMF into crisis. What are the implications for France and the world economy?
The IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged with attemped rape. A French journalist tells Channel 4 News womanising politicians are nothing new in France – but rape is completely different.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is arrested at JFK Airport in New York in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a hotel maid.
Known for his love of the high life, former President Sarkozy is facing criminal charges over allegations of trying to hush up corruption in a previous presidential campaign.
The financial crises in the US and the eurozone have inspired a spate of YouTube videos which use hip hop to express sophisticated economic concepts.
Jon Snow looks at the relationship between Britain and China as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits the UK.
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is denied bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempted rape as Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the scandal “will matter” as austerity measures grip Europe.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on trial in France, accused of “aggravated pimping”. What might the trial throw up for the former IMF head, who else is involved in it, and what is aggravated pimping?
Angela Merkel may want France to propose Christine Lagarde as the new European Commission boss. But neither she nor Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker are safe bets for the job.
In an election that has galvanised the French electorate, Socialist candidate François Hollande becomes president of France after defeating the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
As the French go to the polls, President Sarkozy is blaming his waning popularity on the financial crisis, austerity measures, and a media “alliance” with Socialist front-runner François Hollande.