News of the possible collapse of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn stunned and divided France on Friday, underscoring political differences between left and right, challenging moral assumptions and spurring supporters to urge his rehabilitation after what had been depicted as ...

The former head of the International Monetary Fund told detectives who hauled him off an Air France flight to Paris that he wanted to speak with someone at the French consulate. Court papers released by New York prosecutors gave transcripts of conversations Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, had with hotel staff ...