1. IMF chief accused

The leader of the International Monetary Fund and a possible candidate for president of France was arrested on Sunday in connection with the sexual assault* of a hotel maid after being yanked* from an airplane moments before it was to depart for Paris, police said.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, was arrested on charges of a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment*. He had been taken off the Air France flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Saturday afternoon.

2. Lee Kuan Yew resigns

Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew has resigned from the country’s Cabinet, ceding* leadership to his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee Kuan Yew and fellow former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in a joint resignation statement that the “time has come for a younger generation.”

3. Gadhafi’s arrest

The International Criminal Court prosecutor* asked judges on Monday to issue arrest warrants* for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two other senior members of his regime*, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity* by targeting civilians* in a crackdown* against rebels.

4. Diplomat killed

Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan’s largest city on Monday, just days after two hand grenades* were tossed* at the Arab state’s consulate building, police in Karachi said.

5. Thai PM

Yingluck Shinawatra, the youngest sister of deposed* former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was voted No. 1 on the Phue Thai Party list on Monday, which means she will compete for the first female prime minister of the country.

The resolution was made at a meeting of Pheu Thai executives on Monday afternoon.

The 44-year-old Yingluck graduated from Chiang Mai University in 1988 and received a master’s degree in political science from U.S. Kentucky State University in 1990.

6. 3 charged with supporting Taliban

A 76-year-old Miami imam* and two of his sons have been arrested on federal charges they provided some US$50,000 to the Pakistani Taliban, while three others in Pakistan had been indicted* on charges of handling the distribution of the funds, U.S. authorities say.

7. Israel clashes with protesters

Israel’s borders erupted in deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians — marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank — confronted* Israeli troops to mark the anniversary of Israel’s creation. More than a dozen people were reported killed and scores injured.

(SD-Agencies)