Strauss-Kahn accuser adds new claim to lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for the hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault added another claim to her civil lawsuit against him Tuesday, taking advantage of a little-used New York City law that applies to "gender-motivated violence." In the amended lawsuit, Nafissatou Diallo claims the former International Monetary Fund chief targeted her out of misogyny under a local law known as the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act. ...

Sweden royal heir baptized as pomp dislodges scandal

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's high society, from monarchs to politicians and the jet set, gathered on Tuesday in a 17th century chapel in Stockholm for the baptism of the future heir to the throne in a ceremony that has helped divert attention away from royal scandals. Long seen as one of the world's most egalitarian societies, Sweden has indulged in a bit of royal pomp over the last few days and blanket media coverage of the christening of Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, daughter of Crown Princess Victoria. ...

Review: Anderson rediscovers balance in 'Kingdom'

the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free — is at its most effective in a while in "Moonrise Kingdom."

Strauss-Kahn investigators open group rape inquiry

LILLE, France (Reuters) - French prosecutors said on Monday they had opened an inquiry into allegations of group rape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn and three friends, as part of an investigation into his ties to a suspected prostitution ring in the northern city of Lille. The former IMF chief is under formal investigation over whether he was aware he was dealing with prostitutes and pimps when attending sex parties in Lille, Paris and Washington in 2010 and 2011 that were organized by business acquaintances. ...