Strauss-Kahn says he wants to clear his name

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose political career was destroyed this year by two attempted rape allegations, hit out Sunday after reports linked his name to an illegal prostitution ring.

The 62-year-old Socialist politician told AFP he was ready to face judicial questioning over the case -- an investigation into an alleged call girl network in the northern city of Lille -- in order to clear his name.