NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced growing pressure on Tuesday to quit as head of the IMF after his arrest on attempted rape charges, as a row escalated between France and the United States over his treatment.
The battle to succeed Strauss-Kahn, who is alone in a cell at the city's notorious Rikers Island jail, heated up when China, Brazil and South Africa challenged Europe's long-standing grip on a job that is pivotal to the world economy.
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