Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now on a suicide watch after spending his first full day in a New York City jail.
The International Monetary Fund chief is accused of trying to rape a hotel maid.
Strauss-Kahn is under increasing pressure to resign.
Timothy Geitner, the US treasury secretary, says he's obviously not in a position to run the institution.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
EURONEWS: US Treasury Chief Calls on IMF to Replace DSK: The media frenzy continues to swirl around Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The pressure has mounted to such an extent that the Secretary of the US Treasury now says the IMF should appoint an interim chief to replace the 62-year-old Frenchman. (+video) » | Wednesday, May 18, 2011
THE GUARDIAN: Dominique Strauss-Kahn maid 'feels alone in the world': Hotel maid from Guinea feels 'threatened' by global attention and wants to remain anonymous, says lawyer » | Associated Press | Wednesday, May 18, 2011
