IMF chief resigns, will make new bid for bail

NEW YORK (AP) - Hours after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned from his post as manager of the International Monetary Fund - saying he felt compelled to focus his energy on the sexual assault charges he faces - the French politician will try to get out of jail. Behind bars on New York’s Rikers Island since Monday, the beleaguered former IMF chief is scheduled to return to a Manhattan court this afternoon to again ask for bail on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid - a move seemed certain to face vigorous opposition by prosecutors.