British Scandal Sheet Wracked By Scandal Of Its Own -- CNN
(CNN) -- Britain's News of the World newspaper and its parent company News International will likely be seriously damaged by the phone-hacking scandal, analysts say.
Experts are divided, though, on how the paper's owner, media magnate Rupert Murdoch, will weather the storm.
News International also owns the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times in Britain. Murdoch's media empire also encompasses Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and Harper Collins publishers in the United States.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Hamas-Fatah reconciliation is put on hold.
Israel 'angry' at UN report on Lebanon deaths.
Israel fears Iran and North Korea strengthening ties.
ASIA
Taliban denies peace talks with U.S.
Red shirts warn new Thai government to seek justice.
China denies Jiang Zemin death rumours.
Karachi death toll reaches 33 in 48 hours.
India: '38 dead' after train hits bus at level crossing.
AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Portugal reels after Moody's junk rating.
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UK torture panel to study rendition.
Police: Dutch stadium roof collapses, people trapped.
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AMERICAS
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