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  • VIDEO: Carl Bernstein on 'Murdoch's Watergate' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:34AMUS journalist Carl Bernstein gives his reaction to the ongoing NoW phone-hacking controversy.
  • Cameron defends Coulson over hacking Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:29AMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his former aide Andy Coulson, saying he believes people are innocent until proven guilty.
  • Banks cannot argue 'behind closed doors' - MPs Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:22AMThe Treasury Select Committee has called on Britain's banks to be more open about their objections to the Government's plans to place a ring-fence around their retail businesses.
  • Iran claims to have shot down U.S. drone 'spying on nuclear facility for the CIA' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:22AMA U.S. drone has been shot down while flying over a nuclear facility in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.
  • UN officially declares state of famine in Somalia after worst drought in 60 years Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:21AMTens of thousands of people have died in Somalia from causes related to malnutrition and around 5,000 people are fleeing over the border to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia every week.
  • British MPs blast Murdoch over hacking probe Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:19AMBritish lawmakers Wednesday criticised attempts by Rupert Murdoch's News International to "thwart" phone-hacking probes, as Prime Minister David Cameron geared up for a parliamentary showdown over the crisis.
  • Laddies is the ice cream of the crop Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:18AMAnyone fancy an ice cream? From left Edward Hayes, MP John Hayes, customer Mick Ayres, staff members Ashleigh Hardy and Judy Snowden, and Laddies owner Richard Ladbrook.
  • Iran claims to have shot down US drone 'spying on nuclear facility for CIA' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:17AMAli Aqazadeh Dafsari, a member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said theunmanned spy plane was flying near the Fordo nuclear enrichment plant in Qom province.
  • David Cameron's tax breaks: Marriage 'provides few benefits to children' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:02AMInstead, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that parents' qualifications are more likely to help or hinder the educational and emotional development of a child.
  • PHONE HACKING: Cameron addresses Commons Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:47AMThe prime minister said that with 20-20 hindsight, he would not have hired the former News of the World editor Andy Coulson.
  • 'Murdoch pie attacker' charged Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:27PMThe protester accused of throwing a paper plate of shaving foam at Rupert Murdoch has been charged with a public order offence, police say.
  • Murdoch vows to fix scandal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:10PMASSAULTED by a protester with a shaving foam pie and interrogated by MPs, Rupert Murdoch has declared he is the man to fix the phone-hacking debacle.
  • News Ltd must answer hard questions - PM Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:07PMNEWS Ltd in Australia has "hard questions to answer" in the wake of the massive media upheaval around its related company News Corp in Britain, Julia Gillard said today.
  • Man charged over Murdoch foam attack Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:05PMTHE protester accused of throwing a plate of shaving foam at Rupert Murdoch has been charged with a public order offence, police say.
  • Comment on Bersih rally sounds death knell of tyranny by born in Malaya Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:01PMThis lawless police are all Najib's yes men. We must kick this lawless BN out of government ASAP for the sake of our future.
  • Rupert Murdoch grilled over phone hacking Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:53PMMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, have told Britain's parliament that they had not been aware of any wrongdoing at News International.
  • Hina Khar sworn in as foreign minister Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:43PMISLAMABAD, July 19: Hina Rabbani Khar became Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister on Tuesday, prior to a number of key foreign assignments, including a round of peace talks with India.
  • News Ltd faces 'hard questions', PM says Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:42PMJulia Gillard says News Ltd will have to answer "hard questions", but cautions she is not jumping to any conclusions about the company's conduct at home.
  • Bersih rally sounds death knell of tyranny Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:39PMIt seems to me the recent Bersih rally could have sounded the death knell of tyranny and overnight Ambiga has become the people’s iconic hero for electoral reform By N H Chan The picture on the front page of the Sunday Star, 10 July 2011 spoke louder than words. It showed the huge crowd of [...]
  • Murdoch scandal: How are his big US media outlets covering it? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:31PMAlthough the media baron has adopted a contrite tone in Britain, his flagship holdings in the US have so far taken different approaches to the Murdoch scandal.
  • Measures target human traffickers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:59AMPolice will work more with foreign forces to target human trafficking networks before they reach the UK, says Immigration Minister Damian Green.
  • Murdochs face grilling on phone hacking Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:59AMTonight's UK Parliamentary committee questioning of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, his son James Murdoch and former executive Rebekah Brooks could have big consequences for the future of the ...
  • South Africa: British PM Begins Africa Trade Mission Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:54AMPrime Minister David Cameron has travelled to South Africa on a two-day visit to Africa to boost trade.
  • Paranoid Britain opposed my takeovers, tycoon told peers in 2007 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:51AMRupert Murdoch attacked 'paranoia' in Britain against his bid to expand his media empire when he last gave evidence to a parliamentary committee.
  • Hacking scandal puts pressure squarely on Britain's prime minister Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:49AMLONDON — After barely a year as Britain's prime minister, David Cameron is facing the gravest crisis of his political career, forced onto the defensive by a spiraling phone-hacking scandal that has sown turmoil inside the media, Scotland Yard and the hallowed halls of 10 Downing Street.
  • The shame of Scotland Yard: Met chiefs who quit over phone hacking scandal dragged back before MPs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48AMThe outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner told MPs: I was taking no such swipe at the prime minister ... I do agree with the prime minister when he says this was something entirely different.'
  • Questioning Begins in British Hacking Scandal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:39AMSome of the most powerful people in British public life, including the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, are being questioned on Tuesday by parliamentary panels.
  • Countdown for News bosses to face MPs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33AMNews Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has been mobbed by photographers as he arrived to face British parliament.
  • Rupert Murdoch takes $1bn hit as News Corporation share prices plunge Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:32AMShares in the global media empire have slid 17.4 per cent since it emerged that the former tabloid may have hacked into the phone of murder victim Milly Dowler.
  • Gadkari for strong global framework against terrorism Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:59AMNew Delhi, Jul 17: BJP national president Nitin Gadkari has stressed that the international community should join hands to strengthen the global framework against terrorism.
  • Wiretapping fells UK's top cop Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:55AMLONDON (Reuters) – A phone-hacking scandal centered on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgment.  In another major development in a scandal that has shaken Britons' faith in the police, press and political leaders, detectives arrested Rebekah Brooks, former head of News Corp.'s British newspaper ...
  • Who are the frontrunners set to replace Sir Paul Stephenson? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:51AMSir Paul Stephenson's resignation will leave police chiefs jockeying for position to become Britain's top policeman.
  • Mortgage rates continue to fall Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49AMFixed mortgage rates are as low as before the credit crisis. Should you snap one up?
  • Hacking scandal fells top policeman Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:45AMLONDON (Reuters) - A phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgement.
  • London Police Commissioner Resigns over Hacking Scandal Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:43AMThe London Metropolitan Police (MET) Commissioner Paul Stephenson has resigned. The surprising move comes on the heels of the phone hacking scandal, where Stephenson, who is Britain's most senior police officer, has faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis as an adviser. Wallis has been questioned by police investigating the hacking. ...
  • Hacking scandal fells Britain's top policeman Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:43AMLONDON (Reuters) - A phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgment.
  • Hacking scandal fells UK top cop Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:41AMLONDON (Reuters) - A phone-hacking scandal centered on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgment.
  • WRAPUP 3-Hacking scandal fells Britain's top policeman Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:39AM* Police chief Stephenson quits, denies wrongdoing * PM Cameron presses ahead with curtailed Africa trip * Former Murdoch lieutenant Brooks arrested * News Corp shares tumble in Australia (Adds Downing ...
  • Pressure on Cameron as police chief quits Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:37AMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron is facing renewed questions over his links to the phone-hacking scandal after Britain's most senior police officer resigns.
  • The Six Worst Things to Happen to Rupert Murdoch Today Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:03PMHow bad has Rupert Murdoch's day been today? Let us count the ways:Related: News Corp. Doesn't Actually Have Anything to Smile About
  • Arab Spring, Start-Up Summer? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:41PMEgypt's revolution has sent the economy into a tailspin, but an emerging class of young entrepreneurs hopes to make the country a technology hot spot.
  • Birth Announcements Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:24PMGianna May Mascaro Megan Seaver and Anthony Mascaro of Bristol announce the birth of Gianna May Mascaro on May 1, 2011 at Bristol Hosptial. Gianna’s maternal grandmother is Linda Lamarre. Her paternal grandparents are Ursula and Alan Mascaro.
  • Phone-Hacking Inquiry’s Tentacles Reach Out to Cameron Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:23PMPenitence was the buzzword far beyond the London headquarters of Rupert Murdoch’s British-based newspaper subsidiary, News International.
  • Movie Review: Submarine Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:19PM“Submarine” is an eccentric coming-of-age comedy from Britain, that rare teen comedy where the kids aren’t gorgeous, the hero isn’t heroic and the object of desire has a lot of reasons why she isn’t necessarily desirable. And no, it has little or nothing to do with submarines. Actor (“The IT Crowd”) turned writer-director Richard Ayoade’s film of [...]
  • Actress Googie Withers dies aged 94 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:54AMBritish actress Googie Withers, who was best known for her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, has died at her home in Australia aged 94. Related Stories Group uses diplomacy to save whales Thousands demand Syrian 'freedom' Chavez heads to Cuba for treatment Obama-Dalai Lama talks upset China Austria mourns oldest Habsburg son
  • British government denies it had a close relationship with Murdoch’s media Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:40AMOfficial records show Prime Minister David Cameron has had numerous meetings with Rupert Murdoch or his employees
  • Ireland’s deputy PM visits Southwark Irish Pensioners Project Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:37AMThe Irish foreign minister has confirmed continuing financial support from Dublin for the Southwark Irish Pensioners Project.
  • As Mandela's passing nears, hyenas circle Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:59AMMany will try to profit from the great man's name.
  • UK teacher who branded Obama 'n*****', made anti-Jewish remarks escapes suspension Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:42AMLondon, July 16 : A teacher in Britain who made racist comments and branded US President Barack Obama a n****** in front of a class of children as young as 15 has astonishingly been allowed to go back into the classroom.
  • Met senior official called to resign Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:40AMMetropolitan Police commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, Britain's most senior police officer, has been asked to resign after revelations of his employing a News of the World deputy editor as adviser on “strategic communications.”