The Head of International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been arrested in New York for allegedly sexually assaulting a maid in a Manhattan hotel. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, 62, was reportedly arrested minutes before he was to fly to Paris from John F Kennedy International Airport. He was pulled off from the plane's first-class cabin. Mr. Strauss-Kahn is also the Head of France's Socialist Party and a candidate for the 2012 Presidential race in the country.