John Eligon The New York Times

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  A Letdown for the Masses, but a Treat for Aficionados

  While Floyd Mayweather Jr (48-0) had been prone in recent fights to standing in the middle of the ring and scrapping it out with his opponents, he clearly reverted to his old ways, perhaps a sign of his respect for the threat that Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2) posed to his undefeated record. The casual fan may not have liked it. But this was a boxing afi...

• Charges against Strauss-Kahn dismissed

  A judge formally ordered the dismissal of all criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday, but he said his order would be stayed until an appellate court decides whether a special prosecutor should be appointed.Prosecutors in the office of Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, told Justice Michael J. Obus of State Supr...

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest, charges stand

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday as the sexual assault case against him moved one step closer to dismissal after prosecutors told a Manhattan judge that they had serious problems with the case. Prosecutors acknowledged that there were significant credibility issues with the hotel housekeeper who accused Mr. Strauss-Ka...

• Sexual assault case against former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn collapsing

  The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May, according to two well-placed law enforcement officials. Although forensic tests found unambiguous evidence of a sex...

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper.In doing so, Mr. Strauss-Kahn uttered his first public words since the episode in the Sofitel New York, saying "not guilty" in a heavy French accent - setting the stage for a...

• Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's neighbours say don't want him in the building

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, must find another place to stay when he leaves his Rikers Island jail cell because the Upper East Side building where his wife had rented an apartment will not accept him, a court official said on Friday.Instead, Mr. Strauss-Kahn will be staying at a corporate-...

• Judge denies bail to IMF Chief in sexual assault case

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of the International Monetary Fund, was ordered on Monday to be held without bail over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a maid in a $3,000-a-night suite at a Midtown hotel.Prosecutors had asked the judge, Melissa Jackson, supervising judge of Manhattan Criminal Court, to remand Mr. Strauss-Kahn, 62, cont...