Jon Snow
DSK: the view from inside Rikers Island jail
As IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spends his second night in Rikers prison in New York, Jon Snow looks at conditions inside the jail.
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Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest
The former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is freed from house arrest but his sexual assault case will continue after speculation that it could collapse. Channel 4 News gauges reaction from France.
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Strauss-Kahn assault case ‘near collapse’
The sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse, according to reports in New York.
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Strauss-Kahn to claim ‘attack’ on maid was consensual
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is booed by crowds of onlookers, including hotel workers, as he arrives at court to deny sexually assaulting a maid.
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G8 to discuss aid for Tunisia and Egypt
G8 leaders are expected to approve a multi-billion dollar aid package to support Tunisia and Egypt, and will discuss issues ranging from the IMF leadership to global internet regulation.
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Christine Lagarde to stand for IMF top job
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announces her candidature to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF managing director – but she faces opposition from the developing economies.
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Christine Lagarde or Gordon Brown for the IMF top job?
France’s Christine Lagarde is favourite, while a trailing Gordon Brown has failed to secure David Cameron’s backing. We look at the main candidates to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the IMF.
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Strauss-Kahn scandal ‘could change French law’
If Dominique Strauss-Kahn is found guilty, the embarrassment for France could have profound implications for the country’s attitude to privacy, a French legal expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn granted bail
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.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as IMF head
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.
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Jon Snow
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Strauss-Kahn faces increasing pressure to quit IMF
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.
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Faisal Islam
DSK’s difficulties will matter as Europe’s paymasters opt for increasingly harsh austerity
Our Economics Editor on how DSK’s absence from the International Monetary Fund may be bad news for Greece – and lead to more austerity in the eurozone.
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Jon Snow
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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Q and A: the Strauss-Kahn scandal
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?
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: ‘lapin chaud’, but this is different
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.
