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Strauss-Kahn seeks at least $1 million from maid

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:27:00 +0200

Disgraced ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seeking more than $1 million in a countersuit against the New York hotel maid whose accusation of sexual assault last year brought down his glittering political career.

One year on: things only get worse for DSK

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:04:00 +0200

On Monday, exactly a year will have passed since Dominique Strauss Kahn's arrest on charges of trying to rape a maid in a luxury New York hotel room.

Strauss-Kahns owe US back taxes

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:01:00 +0100

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his journalist wife owe more than $16,000 (€12,000) in back taxes on the Washington home they are trying to sell, city tax records showed Monday.

Strauss-Kahn freed but faces new questions

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:00 +0100

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been freed from French police custody after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring but faces a further grilling next month.

Strauss-Kahn held for questioning over sex ring

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +0100

French police detained former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning on Tuesday over allegations he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington paid for by a pair of businessmen.

DSK to be quizzed on prostitution ring: source

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:25:00 +0100

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to be quizzed as a suspect about involvement in an alleged illegal prostitution ring, a source familiar with the case said at the weekend.

Hunt for mystery blonde in DSK case

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:19:00 +0100

Lawyers for the New York hotel maid who is bringing a civil case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn want to question a blonde woman who they claim accompanied the former IMF boss into the Sofitel hotel.

French blogger needles rich and powerful with knitted news

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:51:28 +0100

From a randy Dominique Strauss-Kahn to a diminutive Nicolas Sarkozy, a French blogger has become an internet hit by needling the rich and powerful with knitted dolls in sly recreations of the news.

Lawyers blast 'frivolous' DSK immunity bid

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:22:00 +0200

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's claims of immunity from a civil lawsuit are "utterly meritless," lawyers for the hotel maid seeking damages for an alleged sexual assault said on Monday.

Maid files civil suit against Strauss-Kahn

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:54:00 +0200

The maid accusing French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape filed a civil suit in New York on Monday alleging a "sadistic attack" and seeking unspecified compensation.

DSK: lawyers ask stewardesses to step forward

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:46:56 +0200

Lawyers acting for the woman who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape have appealed to Air France stewardesses to report any inappropriate incidents involving the former IMF boss.