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Hello, this is "world one," live from london. i'm monita rajpal. our top stories this hour, dominique strauss-kahn has announced he's stepping down as head of the international monetary fund. he had been under increasing pressure to quit, following allegations he tried to rape a maid in a new york hotel. in a letter to the imf released just a few hours ago, strauss-kahn denied the charges and said he is resigning to devote his time to clearing his name. the u.s. president is about to unveil his plan for promoting development in egypt and tunisia. barack obama will explain washington's offer ...

The international monetary fund amid allegations he tried to rape a maid at a new york hotel. he denies the charges in a letter to the imf, strauss-kahn said he is stepping down to prove his innocence. queen elizabeth is extending her deepest sympathy to the victims of britain and ireland's turbulent past. her speech of reconciliation came during last night's state dinner at dublin castle. today is all about fun and culture as the british monarch prepares for a visit to the national stud horse breeding farm in kildare. three people have escaped a burning tanker plane after a crash in south...

Invasion? the cdc has written a blog that gives you information on what you need to survive the apocalypse. it also has advice on what to do in tornadoes and hurricanes. this is say top trends. people sharing their advice on how to survive an attack of the undead. japan's double disaster claims another victim. how the earthquake and tsunami have dealt a blow to the country's economy. that's coming up on "world one." well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. wh...

By saturday. 150 degrees, can you imagine working around in that? >> no thank you. >> i know. >> i know a lot of people do live in those parts off pakistan and india as well where it's so, so hot this time of year. the important thing is to stay hydrated. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. you're watching "world one" live from london. coming up, a toast and a royal display of sympathy. britain's queen elizabeth looks to a new partnership between the uk and ireland. we'll take you live to dublin. just ahead of that, we go live to new york where the head of the international monetary ...

Is also fueling concerns of an energy shortage, impacting japan's ability to produce cars, tricks and parts fors no come. experts say japan's economy was struggling before the disaster. hsbc senior economist frederick newman believes there say chance the disaster could have an unintended positive outcome. >> the silver lining of this earthquake was that perhaps this will accelerate the reform pressures in japan, in a year, two years from now, emerge stronger than it had been in the runup to the earthquake. >> reporter: perhaps most concerning about today's gdp figures is that the tsunami hit l...