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Rupert Murdoch inquiry date spells trouble for govt
Apr 25th, 2012
News Corporation boss Murdoch will appear before the Leveson inquiry to answer questions over his British newspapers and his links to UK lawmakers, a day after his son James was quizzed over the company's ties to the government. (Source: AFP) -
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's tabloid The Sun will charge two pounds a week for access to its website in a package with highlights of Premier League soccer matches, publisher News International (NI) said on Monday. The Sun, the country's top-selling newspaper, was the only one of Murdoch's British titles to have content freely ... [Full Article]
SINGAPORE (AP) - The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders - a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - from running in next month's presidential election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Almost a year ago, headlines proclaiming the sale of a largely complete -like dinosaur sparked an international custody battle that featured a confrontation at a public auction, a federal seizure of the fossils, charges related to smuggling against Eric Prokopi, the man who attempted to sell them - and, finally, his guilty plea. (Source: LiveScienc... [Full Article]
ROME (AP) - Italy's new cross-party government faces its first crucial test with a vote of confidence in the lower house a day after a lone gunman shot two police officers outside the prime minister's office. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]