22 miners rescued a week after from China's flooded mine
Strauss-Kahn, who lastweek obtained dismissal by a judge of charges of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a hotelmaid in New York, wanted to make a lastvisit to his former headquarters in Washington."The former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has indicated that, on a personal visit to the Fund later today, he would like to have the opportunity to say goodbye to staff," according to the memo obtained by AFP."All staff who would like to do so can meet with him this afternoon."Strauss-Kahn, who was arrested in May, returned to his Washington residence on Friday.He made no statement to journalists outside his home in an upscale district of Washington, waving them away with his hand.Strauss-Kahn, 62, resigned as the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director after he was arrested and charged in May.He was replaced in July by former French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.A New York judgeapproved a request by prosecutors to drop the case after they said they could not pursue the charges because the accuser's lies had made it impossible to prove her accusations beyond a reasonable doubt. [More]Tags:miners rescuedchinaheilongjiang province