International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will make a new plea for bail at a court hearing on Thursday morning, his lawyer says.
(Reuters) - 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.
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded in custody at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual assault.
Egypt's authorities have extended the detention of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days
DAKAR, Senegal – The African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows that it's even worse than previously thought: 1,152 women are raped every day, a rate equal to 48 per hour.
Coffee, sex and blowing your nose could increase the risk of a type of stroke, say researchers in the Netherlands.
The sons of Osama Bin Laden have criticised the US authorities for carrying out his "arbitrary killing".
The first debate on the road to the Republican 2012 presidential nomination is being held with most major potential candidates absent from the stage.
President Barack Obama has decided that photos of the dead Osama Bin Laden should not be released.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's job approval rating jumped 11 points to 57 percent after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, but Americans fear another attack, polls showed on Wednesday.