Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s treatment of women was again under scrutiny as French judges quizzed him about a text message in which he asked a friend to bring “equipment” to a sex party.

French police detained former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning over allegations he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington paid for by a pair of businessmen.

A week of national mourning has been declared in Poland after the country's President died in a plane crash.