FORMER IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was hit with a fresh complaint of attempted rape in France yesterday, a new hurdle to any political comeback, even though US sex assault charges against him may be lifted this month.

Protesters on the Caribbean island of Martinique turned violent for the second night in a row as protests continued over high prices and low pay.

Strikes that have crippled France’s Caribbean islands burst into violent clashes as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside holidays.

EARLY indications suggest the plane that crashed in Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board, may have experienced engine trouble.