
British detective jailed in phone-hacking scandal
A senior British counterterrorism detective was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the ...

Murdoch apologizes for Sunday Times cartoon
Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red ...
UK tabloid journalist charged over police bribes
The defense editor of Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun and a former police officer have been charged in connection with the bribing of public ...

Paper: Armstrong lawsuit strengthened by admission
The British newspaper Sunday Times said its lawsuit against Lance Armstrong has been strengthened by the cyclist's doping confession. The Sunday Times ...
2 police officers arrested in UK bribery inquiry
British police investigating corruption related to the tabloid phone-hacking scandal say they have arrested two police officers and a journalist.
News Corp takes majority stake in German pay-TV
A wholly owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has taken a majority stake in German pay-TV Sky Deutschland. The Munich-based channel said ...

UK detective found guilty in phone hacking scandal
A top British counterterrorism detective was found guilty Thursday of trying to sell information to one of Rupert Murdoch's tabloids, becoming the ...

UK detective on trial over phone hacking leak
A senior British counterterrorism detective committed a "gross breach" of public trust by trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the ...

UK paper suing Lance Armstrong over libel case
A British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than $1.5 million after it settled a libel case over doping allegations, saying that revelations ...
Hugh Grant settles hack claim with Murdoch paper
Actor Hugh Grant has settled his phone hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid for a "substantial" but ...

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe
As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the ...

Rupert Murdoch's mother Elisabeth dies at age 103
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, a prominent Australian philanthropist and mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has died at age 103. News Ltd., the Australian ...
News Corp Int'l news chief to step down
Tom Mockridge, the chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers who was parachuted in to steady an organization swamped in scandal, is ...
JK Rowling 'dismayed' at response to press report
Victims of press intrusion including writer J.K. Rowling on Friday urged Britain's political leaders to fully implement a judge's recommendations on ...

UK judge issues damning press verdict
Britain's unruly newspapers should be regulated by an independent body dominated by non-journalists with the power to levy steep fines, a judge said ...
Long scandal highlights faults of British press
Here are key developments in the phone hacking scandal involving segments of Britain's unruly press: November 2005: The News of the World tabloid ...

A look at scandals involving UK media
After a yearlong inquiry full of sensational testimony, Britain's Lord Justice Brian Leveson released a report Thursday into the culture and practices ...

UK's Cameron assessing review of country's press
Prime Minister David Cameron failed to offer any clues Wednesday on whether he will support new more stringent regulation of Britain's press following ...
Judgment day: UK media faces moment of truth
It's judgment day for Britain's press. After nearly 18 months of damaging revelations about widespread media misconduct, the senior judge tapped to ...