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Informal meeting of the Board of the IMF, Strauss-Kahn after his arrest

International Monetary Fund held a special meeting Sunday Informal Board, following his arrest in New York, the Director General Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Blog Read more Comments (0) 23-05-2013

Dominique Strauss-Kahn will appear before a judge in New York

IMF director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is to appear before a judge Sunday in New York, which will decide whether it will incarcerate or not, but this step is only the first stage of legal proceedings following a conviction that risk to 20 years in prison.

In The World Read more Comments (0) 22-05-2013

Dominique Strauss-Kahn hearing in New York, postponed for Monday afternoon

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has left Sunday night, the handcuffs, police station in New York where he was transferred after arrest, after his hearing was delayed for months to allow police to seek additional evidence.

In The World Read more Comments (0) 21-05-2013

Saudi diplomat, shot dead in Karachi

A Saudi diplomat was killed in his car Monday near his country's consulate in Karachi, southern Pakistan, Saudi Arabia announced embassy in Islamabad.

In The World Read more Comments (0) 19-05-2013

Israeli warning shots against a ship carrying aid to Gaza

Israeli navy fired warning shots toward a Malaysian ship carrying construction material to Gaza, forcing her to turn to Egyptian waters, said the company which leased the ship.

In The World Read more Comments (0) 18-05-2013

Assisted suicide in Zurich voters voted in favor of maintaining access

Voters in the canton of Zurich pleaded Sunday for maintaining access to assisted suicide for people who do not live in Switzerland, although several parties had campaigned against "death tourism".

Community Read more Comments (0) 17-05-2013

Ahmadinejad claims that Osama bin Laden was a prisoner of the Americans before being killed

United States held him Osama bin Laden "a while" but decided to kill him "internal political reasons," said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday.

Blog Read more Comments (0) 15-05-2013

Qadhafi hopes that a dignified withdrawal will stop bombing Libya

Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi plans to transition from autocratic regime, according to officials, while the International Criminal Court (ICC) prepares a warrant for his arrest, according to The Guardian in the electronic edition.

People Read more Comments (0) 14-05-2013

New charges for IMF Director: A journalist Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells how he tried to rape in 2002

IMF director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arrested and indicted in New York for sexual assault, attempted rape and kidnapping, attempted to sexually assault a woman in 2002, according to Le Parisien, in the electronic edition.

Blog Read more Comments (0) 13-05-2013

Over 800 dead in Nigeria, the post-election violence in April

Over 800 people were killed in three days, during the riots that followed the presidential elections in Nigeria, said Monday the international organization Human Rights Human Rights Watch.

Topics Read more Comments (0) 08-05-2013