IMF chief charged with sex assault
2011-05-16 14:37:38
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged on Sunday with trying to rape a New York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes of becoming France's next president.
Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan
2011-05-16 13:24:56
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a car belonging to the Saudi Arabian consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday killing a Saudi diplomat, police and the Saudi ambassador said.
Massacre in N Guatemala leaves 29 dead
2011-05-16 11:22:36
Assailants killed at least 29 people - decapitating most of the victims - on a ranch in a part of northern Guatemala plagued by drug cartels, national police said Sunday.
Massacre in N Guatemala leaves 29 dead
2011-05-16 11:22:36
Assailants killed at least 29 people - decapitating most of the victims - on a ranch in a part of northern Guatemala plagued by drug cartels, national police said Sunday.
Libya: NATO hits oil port of Ras Lanouf
2011-05-16 10:55:49
NATO aircraft blasted an oil terminal in a key eastern city at nightfall Sunday, Libyan TV reported, after Britain urged the alliance to widen its assault on areas controlled by ruler Moammar Gadhafi.
Libya: NATO hits oil port of Ras Lanouf
2011-05-16 10:55:49
NATO aircraft blasted an oil terminal in a key eastern city at nightfall Sunday, Libyan TV reported, after Britain urged the alliance to widen its assault on areas controlled by ruler Moammar Gadhafi.
IMF chief New York court appearance postponed
2011-05-16 10:54:12
A New York court appearance by IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to face charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid has been postponed until Monday so he can undergo an examination.
IMF chief New York court appearance postponed
2011-05-16 10:54:12
A New York court appearance by IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to face charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid has been postponed until Monday so he can undergo an examination.
Police: IMF head picked out of lineup in sex case
2011-05-16 10:41:12
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation with women earned him the nickname "the great seducer," and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the International Monetary Fund leader off a political path pointed in the direction of the French presidency. All that changed with charges that he sexually assaulted a maid in his hotel room, a case that generated shock and revulsion, especially in his home country.
IMF remains functioning despite Strauss-Kahn case
2011-05-16 10:40:56
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Sunday that it was "fully functioning and operational" despite the arrest of its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
IMF chief's arrest may speed up succession battle
2011-05-16 10:14:47
The shock arrest of the head of the International Monetary Fund may force the world's power brokers into a frantic search to find his replacement.
Bin Laden was logged off, but not al-Qaida
2011-05-16 10:14:30
Osama bin Laden cut himself off from direct access to the Internet during his final years in Pakistan as he attempted to elude the CIA. But the terror group he founded has been able to seize the power of the Web to spawn an army of online followers who will prolong al-Qaida's war against the West long after his demise.