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with Jonathan Izard.

纽约法庭拒绝IMF总裁卡恩的保释申请

A judge in New York has denied bail to the head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn who's now facing seven charges including the attempted rape of a hotel chamber maid.Judge Melissa Jackson said Mr Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk and should be kept in detention.He has denied the charges.He was detained on Saturday on Air France plane minutes before it took off for Paris.Michelle Fleury was outside the court today.

Originally we heard that the police charged him with three particular charges, criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment but now they've actually added four more charges, the most serious of those carries a penalty of up to 25 years.This of course, they say is arising as what they believe is more evidence, more physical evidence they have.Now you may recall Dominique Strauss-Kahn.The arrangement, his appearance before a judge, was actually delayed because he went to a hospital for a physical examination, so clearly police they have more evidence as a result of that.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has been seen as a respected and effective leader of the IMF and an important partner for European leaders.He had helped organize rescue packages for struggling countries in the euro-zone.

三个月后炮火依旧 国际检察官申请逮捕卡扎菲

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he has asked judges to issue international arrest warrants for the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanousi for crimes against humanity.The prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he had a lot of evidence against the three men as James Robbins reports.