News Headlines - 12 June 2015

▽france 24 - French court acquits ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn in prostitution ring trial - France 24

A court in northern France on Friday acquitted Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a vice trial that captured the attention of the French public, four years after the former IMF chief avoided prosecution in New York on accusations of sexual assault.

▽Greece crisis: IMF walks out of creditor negotiations dramatically - The Independent

The International Monetary Fund dramatically walked out of the Greek creditor negotiations and the president of the European Council has issued a stark warning to Athens that “there is no more time for gambling”.

▽Germany to be AIIB′s fourth largest shareholder | DW.DE | 10.06.2015

Germany is to acquire a 4.1-percent stake in the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), which would make it the fourth largest stakeholder after China, India and Russia. The German government approved a draft proposal on Wednesday, which will still have to pass through both houses of parliament.

▽The Counted: number of people killed by police this year reaches 500 | The Guardian

The number of people killed by police in the United States during 2015 reached 500 on Wednesday, according to a Guardian investigation, after two young black men were shot dead in New York City and Cincinnati.

▽Robin wins vote for UK's national bird | The Guardian

More than 224,000 people cast their ballot in the National Bird Vote with robin taking 34%, followed by barn owl and blackbird, at 12% and 11%