One of the hottest tickets at this year's Cannes International Film Festival was for Abel Ferrara's "Welcome to New York" starring Gerard Depardieu as a thinly-veiled version of the French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn. But perhaps the most interesting thing about the film is the actor Depardieu himself.
The French are angry at the handling of Strauss-Kahn's image.
Investigators have serious doubts about the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Khan of rape and sexual assault.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is scheduled to return to court today to face arraignment in New York City, and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to speak about the U.S. economic outlook before the American Bankers association today.
With Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation as head of the International Monetary Fund, a dispute is brewing over who will replace him. The World's Jason Margolis has been following the story and speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about the future of the IMF.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of IMF, is currently being held on attempted rape charges.The US media have opted to protect the woman accusing him. But not the case in France. Host Marco Werman speaks with Vivienne Walt, Time Magazine Paris correspondent.