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Christine Lagarde has urged vigilance as she addressed the meetings in Bali, warning against “collective amnesia” about what sparked previous financial crises.(Eric Vidal/Reuters)

IMF head Christine Lagarde found guilty of negligence in French tycoon payout trial

Lagarde’s legal team will look into appealing the decision.

French economist and former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn courtroom drama headed for the big screen

Warner Bros is producing The Libertine, a "comedic dramatisation" about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid.

Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn to work with Serbian government

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who quit the IMF after being accused of sexually assaulting a maid, has started a new job as an economic adviser.

IMF head Christine Lagarde.

Economist accuses IMF leadership of being ‘tainted’

A veteran economist at the IMF has accused the global lender of suppressing information on difficulties in dealing with the global financial meltdown.

Strauss-Kahn’s bid to avoid trial fails

Strauss-Kahn’s bid to avoid trial fails

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn must face a civil trial over an alleged sexual assault after his last bid to claim diplomatic immunity failed.

The blood sport of succession

The blood sport of succession

Succession is a messy business, with skeletons always popping out, as in the case of former France presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Lawyers vow to fight Strauss-Khan’s pimping investigation

Lawyers vow to fight Strauss-Khan’s pimping investigation

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan’s lawyers say they will challenge an investigation into allegations he participated in pimping in France.

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

A French judge has charged the former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn over his alleged links with a prostitution ring.

French cops arrest Strauss-Kahn over sex ring allegations

French cops arrest Strauss-Kahn over sex ring allegations

Controversial former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained by French cops over allegations that he participated in a sex orgy.

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

Strauss-Kahn details ‘uninhibited’ sex life in new book

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has admitted to having an uninhibited sex life in a new book, while claiming to be the victim of a plot.

French blogger needles rich and powerful with knitted news

A French blogger has become an internet hit by needling the rich and powerful with knitted dolls in sly recreations of the news.

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

Strauss-Kahn hits out over link to prostitution probe

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has hit out at reports linking his name to an illegal prostitution ring.

I made a ‘moral error’

I made a ‘moral error’, Strauss-Kahn tells France

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologised to his country on Sunday for a sexual encounter with a hotel maid.

Strauss-Kahn in prime time bid to escape trial shame

Strauss-Kahn in prime time bid to escape trial shame

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will try to put two attempted rape accusations behind him in a television interview.

Strauss-Kahn accuser angered by ‘hero’s welcome’

Strauss-Kahn accuser angered by ‘hero’s welcome’

The woman accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her in 2003, has lamented what she said was the "hero’s welcome" he was given.

Strauss-Kahn back home after sex scandal

Strauss-Kahn back home after sex scandal

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has finally returned to Paris for the first time since a sex scandal which scuppered his hopes for the French presidency.

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

Strauss-Kahn visits IMF to say goodbye

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF, returned to IMF headquarters to say goodbye after US criminal charges against him were dropped.

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

A country divided over Strauss-Kahn’s reputation

Supporters declare the ex-IMF head <i>blanchi</i> — whitened — after his sex assault charges were dropped, while others believe him to be tarnished.

DSK: A trial of the accuser

DSK: A trial of the accuser, not the accused

The Strauss-Kahn case proves that only a woman who has led a life as sheltered as Rapunzel makes a convincing rape victim.

Sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn dropped

Sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn dropped

A judge has dropped all sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, after the credibility of the accuser was questioned.