French prosecutors dropped a sex assault probe into former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday, saying he admitted trying to kiss the alleged victim but the case was too old to prosecute.

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Star striker Wayne Rooney was sent off as England reached the Euro 2012 finals on Friday while continental heavyweights France and Portugal were left waiting anxiously on their fates.

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the French writer who has accused him of a 2003 rape attempt, Tristane Banon, arrived on Thursday at a police station to be brought face to face.

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French prosecutors will set up a face-to-face confrontation between former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the young French writer who has accused him of attempted rape, lawyers said Friday.

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