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Scotland Yard in Harsh Spotlight at Hacking Hearings - New York Times
Jul 19, 2011 - LONDON — Some of Britain's most senior police officers faced new scrutiny in Parliament on Tuesday in hearings before lawmakers that showed the extent of the interconnections between Scotland Yard and News International
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Murdoch says he's staying, and investors like it - The Associated Press
Jul 19, 2011 - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rupert Murdoch said he was the best person to clean up News Corp. Investors agreed. The company's stock had its best day since the phone-hacking scandal broke, rising more than 5 percent Tuesday while Murdoch and his son and deputy,
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Under-fire Egypt PM delays swearing-in of new cabinet - AFP
Jul 18, 2011 - CAIRO — Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Monday postponed the swearing-in of a new cabinet intended to deflect anger over the pace of reform as protesters said the shakeup did not go far enough. Sharaf, who heads a caretaker government after a
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Libya Rebels Battle for Key Oil Town - Wall Street Journal
Jul 18, 2011 - Libyan rebels appeared close to a breakthrough on the eastern front on Monday, as they battled for control of a key oil town and pressed a wave of momentum in which they have made gains on every front in the war in recent weeks.
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For Brooks, a Heady Path to Power - Wall Street Journal
Jul 17, 2011 - LONDON—When Rupert Murdoch attended News Corp. events here in recent years, Rebekah Brooks was inevitably very close by: conferring privately with the media giant's chief executive as she steered him through the maze
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Malaysia media claims Jewish plot after rally - The Associated Press
Jul 17, 2011 - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government-linked media has claimed that foreign Jewish groups might try to meddle in this Muslim-majority country by supporting an opposition-backed push to reform electoral laws.
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Gen David Petraeus steps down as US commander in Afghanistan - Telegraph.co.uk
Jul 17, 2011 - Gen Petraeus handed over command to John Allen, a general who made his name in Iraq by striking alliances with Sunni leaders. The handover took place at a change of command ceremony in Kabul, just hours after a key adviser to Hamid Karzai,
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Clinton Chides Turkey on Arrests of Journalists - New York Times
Jul 16, 2011 - By AP ISTANBUL — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that she was troubled by Turkey's arrests of dozens of journalists and that it was “inconsistent” with the economic and political progress the country has made.
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Chavez back in Cuba for chemotherapy - UPI.com
Jul 16, 2011 - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen as he arrives for his welcoming ceremony for in Tehran, Iran on October 19, 2010. UPI File Photo/Maryam Rahmanian CARACAS, Venezuela, July 16 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugh Chavez says he will go to Cuba
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News of the World phone hacking scandal: live - Telegraph.co.uk
Jul 16, 2011 - All the latest on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire. By Patrick Sawer 11.00 That's all for tonight. Thank you for joining us. 10.05 Labour leader Ed Miliband has demanded the
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Murdochs Resist Calls to Appear Before Parliament - New York Times
Jul 14, 2011 - The family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose cellphone was hacked by News of the World reporters, arriving at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. By JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL LONDON — A British parliamentary panel said on Thursday that
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USA confident against Japan in women's W. Cup - AFP
Jul 14, 2011 - MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Striker Abby Wambach has said her USA team are prepared to go the distance to beat Japan in Sunday's final of the women's World Cup as the Americans bid to win their third title. The last time the USA lifted the World Cup
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Egypt speaker behind 'battle of the camel': probe - AFP
Jul 14, 2011 - CAIRO — Egypt's upper house speaker under ousted president Hosni Mubarak was the mastermind behind organised attacks by loyalists riding camels on anti-regime protesters, investigators said on Thursday. A fact-finding committee looking into the
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News of the World phone hacking scandal: July 14 as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk
Jul 14, 2011 - What happened in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire on July 14. 07.16 Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth has made a furious attack on Rebekah Brooks's handling of the phone
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Nigeria sect attacks late governor's family home - The Associated Press
Jul 13, 2011 - MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say suspected members of a radical Muslim sect detonated a bomb outside a late governor's house in Nigeria's restive northeast. Col. Victor Ebhaleme said Wednesday that Tuesday night's blast outside the home of the
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