Embattled media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, who faces British lawmakers on Tuesday, has been considering turning over the reins of his News Corp. empire for more than a year, The Wall Street Journal has re

Britain's most senior police officer Paul Stephenson has resigned, citing allegations about Scotland Yard's links to Rupert Murdoch's empire amid the phone-hacking scandal.

"I have this afternoon in

British police on Monday bailed Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper wing, following her arrest over the phone-hacking scandal, her spokesman told AFP.

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Police investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal on Sunday arrested a 43-year-old woman who is believed to be Rebekah Brooks, ex-chief executive of News International and close aide of

Rupert Murdoch published apologies in British newspapers on Saturday for the phone hacking scandal as the British government played down new revelations about its ties to his embattled empire.

The sh

News Corp. chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch defended his company's handling of the phone-hacking scandal in Britain on Thursday and said it will recover from the crisis.

In an interview wi

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday a judge-led inquiry into phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's papers will look at the relationship between politicians and the press.

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Ace striker Wayne Rooney plans to sue the tabloid News of the World for hacking his phone after it broke revelations of his romps with a hooker.

Manchester law firm Hill Dickinson announced that the

Britain's phone hacking scandal spiralled on Monday amid reports that former premier Gordon Brown and the royals were targeted, as the government dealt a blow to Rupert Murdoch's bid for pay-TV giant

Writing the obituary for their own newspaper, Britain's News of the World went to press for the last time on Saturday, ending its 168-year history of scoops and scandal.

The last edition came out wit