IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned from the post of managing director's position as Strauss-Kahn is accused of attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment.
Beleaguered IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has said he is quitting as Managing Director of the Fund with immediate effect.
Strauss-Kahn, who is facing sexual assault charges in New York and is in jail currently, issued a statement saying he has informed the IMF executive board of his intention to step down with immediate effect, BBC reported.
Egyptian-born Saif al-Adel has been appointed “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group’s inner workings, CNN reported.
Ford Motor Company India will invest $72 million in expanding its diesel engine production capacity by over 30% in India within next one year, the carmaker said in a statement.
As Dominique Strauss-Kahn languishes on suicide watch in New York's Rikers Island prison following the alleged sexual assault at a Manhattan hotel, a fresh set of mugshots emerges to the world media.
A recorded audio messages purportedly made by Osama bin Laden and shortly before he was killed wqas released by al Qaeda's media wing as-Sahab on Wednesday and posted on some select Islamic websites, reports said.
These vivid color photos taken during the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white.
The mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's son born out of wedlock has been revealed as multiple sources are now confirming her identity and more details are emerging about her son.
San Francisco chooses Microsoft to host its cloud-based email client.
Despite a chorus of calls from some senior US politicians that aid to Pakistan should be halted or curtailed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the U.S. should continue to financially help the South Asian nation because it remains of “significant” interest to Washington.
Ron Paul's opening comments on his first official trip as a 2012 Republican presidential were enough to bring the audience to its feet.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to New York’s capital Tuesday, putting action behind his words to “stand up for marriage equality.”
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s reputation of inappropriate behavior with women was so alarming that as long as four years ago, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned him to control his behavior just prior to his assumption of the managing directorship of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a report in The Times newspaper of Britain.
Minutes from the last FOMC meeting held April 26-27, 2011.
The U.S. government will impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, as well as six top Syrian government officials, over human rights abuses perpetrated over the past two months of unrest in that country, according to reports.
A group of senior U.S. Senators (all Democrats) are pushing the Obama Administration to halt any further aid to Pakistan until the government is convinced that Islamabad is not sheltering any more terrorists in the country and doing everything it can to stamp out Islamic militancy.
The Pakistan Taliban has threatened vengeance against the West for the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Special Forces more than two weeks ago.
The woman who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape did not know about his position as a top-ranked French politician or as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
As part of her historic trip to the Republic of Ireland, Queen Elizabeth has made an appearance at Croke Park in Dublin, the sports field that was the site of a massacre of Irishmen by British troops 91 years ago.
As part of her historic trip to the Republic of Ireland, Queen Elizabeth has made an appearance at Croke Park in Dublin, the sports field that was the site of a massacre of Irishmen by British troops 91 years ago.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief official responsible for Greece has warned the debt-stricken country must take even more austerity measures in order to reduce its massive budget deficit.
In an attempt to quell the furor over his comments on Medicare and health care, Republican presidential hopeful New Gingrich is now doling out apologies.
Amidst intensifying calls for him to resign from his job as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn is finding much support and sympathy from his fellow countrymen in France.
Seven policemen were killed in a landmine blast by the suspected ultra-leftist rebels (Maoists) in the eastern state of Chattisgarh on Wednesday.
A former Egyptian Special Forces officer and an extensively trained and experienced military strategist, Saif Al-Adel, the alleged newly appointed interim chief of Al-Qaeda could prove to be more dangerous than Osama Bin Laden. More than a mere surprise, his appointment as Al-Qaeda's 'caretaker' has great strategic implications.
An al Qaeda operative from Yemen has been arrested by the Pakistani forces in Karachi on Tuesday.
India's Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Wednesday that he was not putting forward his name for the top IMF job.
The race is on to choose the successor of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) as pressure mounted on the international agency to force him to resign after his arrest on sex assault charges.
Egypt’s ruling military council released a report on Wednesday that it does not intend to interfere in judicial affairs, denying reports that it might pardon former President Hosni Mubarak.
President Barack Obama's handling of the economy remains a concern for Americans, though the killing of Bin Laden has boosted his overall poll ratings, according to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
