News Intl must answer why Rupert Murdoch not told - UK minister

News Intl must answer why Rupert Murdoch not told - UK minister


News Intl must answer why Rupert Murdoch not told - UK minister

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - News International needs to explain how malpractice happened at the company without News Corp head Rupert Murdoch being told, British media minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday.



With strong swipe, Murdoch's wife stands by her man

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a scorpion-like swipe at a protester, Wendi Deng became an unlikely hero on Tuesday in defense of her octogenarian husband Rupert Murdoch.



Britain's Cameron faces grilling on hacking crisis

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by parliament on Wednesday about his decision to employ a former tabloid newspaper editor caught up in a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Britain's establishment.



Foxconn worker jumps to his death in China: reports

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:15 AM PDT

A 21-year-old employee of Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn jumped to his death in southern China, reports said Wednesday, the latest in a string of deaths involving its workers.

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Don't mistake the focus

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Hustle and bustle also mean that there are various voices from different individuals and parties. There are more criticism and cynicism but less rationality and tolerance. Sometimes, confronting groups might even be blinded by excessive excitement. They simply condemn and deny everything. They ridicule, demonise their opponents by calling names and labelling. As a result, some people who do not want to be dragged into any of the camps are forced to keep silent.

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With strong swipe, Murdoch's wife stands by her man

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:34 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a tiger-like swipe at a protester, Wendi Deng became an unlikely hero in defense of her octogenarian husband Rupert Murdoch.



Murdoch gives Singapore top marks for paying ministers top dollar

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch praised wealthy Singapore for paying its ministers top dollar to avoid corruption, but a government-appointed committee in the Southeast Asian city-state is reviewing the million-dollar salaries because of public anger.



TIMELINE - Phone hacking scandal hits News Corp

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT

REUTERS (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of events in the phone-hacking scandal since it emerged on July 4 that murdered schoolgirl, Milly Dowler's, phone was hacked.



DDI can be a buffer during global downturn

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:58 PM PDT

The government's policy to encourage more domestic direct investment (DDI) is timely as it can be a buffer for generating economic growth, especially in times of global economic uncertainties.

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Cambodia wants border observers before troops leave

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Cambodia on Wednesday said third party observers must be sent to its disputed border with Thailand before it will comply with a UN court order to immediately withdraw troops from the area.

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Taiwan sets up special anti-corruption unit

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:48 PM PDT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Wednesday inaugurated a special anti-corruption body, renewing a pledge of clean government that helped bring him to power more than three years ago.

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Clinton urged to raise rights concerns in Indonesia

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Human Rights Watch has urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to raise military accountability for abuses in Indonesia during her visit to the country this week.

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China raises death toll to 18 in Xinjiang violence

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday raised the death toll to 18 from a clash at a police station in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, saying that 14 "rioters" died along with two policemen and two hostages in the worst violence there in a year.



Samsung unveils new Galaxy tab to take on iPad

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:21 PM PDT

South Korea's Samsung Electronics launched a new version of its Galaxy Tab in its home market Wednesday in a bid to lure consumers away from Apple's iPad.

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Dozens injured as Typhoon Ma-On lashes Japan

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:20 PM PDT

Dozens of people were injured and more than 100 flights cancelled as strong Typhoon Ma-On lashed southern Japan Wednesday with torrential downpours and gale-force winds, meteorologists and reports said.

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CNN's Piers Morgan denies role in UK hacking scandal

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CNN talk show host and former News of the World editor Piers Morgan on Tuesday angrily denied claims by a British lawmaker that he had taken part in phone hacking during his years as a journalist in Britain.



Britain's Cameron faces grilling on hacking crisis

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by parliament on Wednesday about his decision to employ a former tabloid newspaper editor caught up in a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Britain's establishment.



Second Thai chopper feared crashed on rescue mission

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Thai rescuers were hunting Wednesday for an army helicopter with nine people aboard that went missing during a mission to retrieve five bodies from a previous crash, a military spokesman said.

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Philippine MPs fly to Spratlys amid China warning

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

A group of Philippine MPs flew to the disputed Spratly islands Wednesday, officials and aides said, amid warnings by China that the trip would destabilise the South China Sea and damage ties.

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Google search detects infected computers

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Google on Tuesday began warning some users of its popular Internet search service that their computers may be infected with a virus.

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