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    • Deputy editor of Murdoch UK tabloid charged over payments

      British police, investigating allegations of phone-hacking centred on Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, charged the deputy editor of his top-selling Sun tabloid on Wednesday with making illegal payments to public officials.

    • Twist in Murdoch saga exposes UK coalition tension

      A split in Britain's ruling coalition will be exposed on Wednesday when Liberal Democrats refuse to support Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron in a vote challenging his handling of a row over the government's attitude towards Rupert Murdoch.

    • Murdoch claims did not know extent of phone-hacking

      James Murdoch, former chairman of News International, on Tuesday stuck to his stand that he did not see a crucial e-mail that indicated phone-hacking was widespread in the now-defunct 'News of the World' tabloid, as he faced forensic questioning at an inquiry into media ethics.

    • News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal

      Here is a timeline of the major events in the British phone-hacking scandal since last July:

    • UK MPs likely to summon James Murdoch again

      Top executive of tainted News International James Murdoch is likely to be recalled to testify by British lawmakers after doubts were raised over his evidence on phone hacking.

    • HCL asked for Murdoch group details

      The Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons has asked Indian IT major HCL Technologies to provide information about its relationship with Rupert Murdoch's News International, which has been the focus of the phone-hacking controversy in Britain

    • Out of the blue 'willful blindness' leaves Murdochs dazed

      A dramatic day for the Murdoch empire, as Rupert Murdoch and his son appeared before a parliamentary committee on allegations of phone hacking and corruption. Author of Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril, Margaret Heffernen talks about the proceedings and her takeaways.

    • Multiple brands may safeguard Murdoch's India biz: Experts

      Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp's strategy to operate under multiple brands may help the group shield its Indian businesses from any possible fallout of the crisis engulfing the group in the UK and US, experts say.

    • British parliament to vote against Murdoch deal

      The British parliament will unite on Wednesday to urge Rupert Murdoch to drop plans to further expand his media empire in a move unthinkable before a phone hacking scandal exploded just two weeks ago.

    • HCL denies charges of destroying data of News of the World

      Indian IT major HCL Technologies has denied allegations that emails belonging to its client, News International – which is at the centre of a string of phone-hacking scandals – were destroyed at its Chennai office.

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