James Murdoch Faces Skeptical British Lawmakers

Rupert Murdoch's son James will appear next month for a second grilling by British lawmakers about phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World tabloid, the MPs said.In a brief statement, parliament's culture, media and sport committee said: "On Thursday 10th November 2011 at 11:00am (1100 GMT) the committee will take evidence from James Murdoch, chairman, News International."

Rupert Murdoch's son James has been recalled to appear next month for a second grilling by British lawmakers about phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World, the MPs said.In a brief statement, parliament's culture, media and sport committee said: "On Thursday 10th November 2011 at 11.00am the committee will take evidence from James Murdoch, chairman, News International."

British lawmakers recall News Corp. executive James Murdoch after two former employees of the News of the World, the defunct tabloid at the center of the scandal, say he knew phone hacking was not confined to one or two rogue reporters, as he told a parliamentary panel in July.News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire chairman of News Corp., filed for divorce from his third wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, who famously defended him from a pie-throwing assailant. A News Corp. spokesman confirmed that Murdoch, 82, initiated the divorce proceeding, without elaborating. His wife couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

British lawmakers said Tuesday they will recall News Corporation's deputy chief operating officer, James Murdoch, for a second grilling about phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World.Murdoch, the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and the chairman of News Corp's British newspaper subsidiary News International, will face questions about whether he knew that hacking was widespread at the tabloid.

LONDON — A top counterterrorism detective was found guilty Thursday of trying to sell information to a Rupert Murdoch tabloid, becoming the first person to be convicted on charges related to Britain’s phone-hacking scandal since a police investigation was reopened in early 2011. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn was charged with misconduct for phoning the News of the World and offering to pass on information about whether London’s police force would reopen its stalled phone-hacking investigation.