Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, once the powerful head of the IMF and a French presidential hopeful, has been acquitted of “aggravated pimping” by a French court.

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?

Former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn is charged with aggravated pimping in connection with organised sex parties at a French hotel. His lawyer calls the charges “as false as they are absurd”.

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is placed under formal investigation after being questioned by magistrates in the northern French city of Lille.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is questioned by French police investigating allegations of sex parties with prostitutes in Paris and Washington paid for by company executives.

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says his sexual liaison with a hotel maid was a “moral failing”.

A judge in New York dismisses all sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accepting the recommendation of prosecutors who cast doubt on the accuser’s credibility.

The hotel maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has had her request for a special prosecutor rejected after the district attorney’s office recommended all charges should be dropped.

New York prosecutors say “they are not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt” of Dominique Strauss Kahn’s sexual assault charges, and have recommended all charges be dropped.

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.

The New York hotel maid who accuses former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her has spoken publicly for the first time to US media to deny claims she is a prostitute.

The hotel maid who has accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her is suing the New York Post for libel for suggesting she is a prostitute.

Sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF managing director, will be dropped at his next court appearance, according to reports from New York.

A French writer will file a legal complaint against the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday, alleging that he tried to rape her during an incident nine years ago.