Topic: The Daily Mirror

Rebekah Brooks arrest: phone-hacking scandal isn't going to fade

Many media observers predicted that the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal would peter out. But Rebekah Brooks's arrest today indicate the inquiry is still very much alive.

A model to save newspapers: Where paywalls actually work

Media paywalls are proving difficult to implement around the world. Here are two places they are working. 

Piers Morgan editorship: Phone hacking rife at British tabloid, says columnist

Piers Morgan must have known about phone hacking at the Daily Mirror, says a former columnist in testimony Wednesday in London. Piers Morgan testified Tuesday that he never took part in the illegal phone hacking.

Piers Morgan stays mum about Paul McCartney phone message

Piers Morgan refused to confirm details of a voice message left by Paul McCartney. Piers Morgan testified today at a London inquiry into phone hacking by British tabloids.

Is the West waging a covert war against Iran?

Iran called the Nov. 12 explosion at a key missile development center an accident. But there is increasing speculation that it was in fact part of a covert war against Iran.

$1 million supercar crashed by Mr. Bean

$1 million supercar crash: actor Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean and Blackadder, crashed his McLaren F1 $1 million supercar but walked away from the accident and will face no criminal charges.

British phone hacking scandal hits second tabloid, crosses borders

The phone hacking inquiry broadened Friday with a police raid on the Daily Star Sunday and allegations that News of the World broke into a Scottish politician's voicemail.

Somalia kills Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, widening Al Qaeda power vacuum

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, wanted by the FBI for planning the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa, is the third senior Al Qaeda leader to be killed in little over a month.

Pippa Middleton receives unwanted attention from paparazzi

Pippa Middleton won widespread praise for her Alexander McQueen dress at the royal wedding, but it's what she wore before the wedding that has the paparazzi clamoring for more and the royal family asking for legal intervention.

Royal wedding: The snobbery of Will'n'Kate-haters

Not everyone loves Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Will’n’Kate-haters view the British public as a moronic mass brainwashed into bowing to a constitutional monarchy. But these snobs miss the mark: Real republicanism trusts, not disdains, the will of the people.

Al Qaeda plot in Europe possibly revealed by German terror suspect

The Al Qaeda plot was reportedly a coordinated Mumbai-style attack on major cities in Britain, France, Germany, and possibly the United States.

Anna Chapman deported to Russia, British tabloids will miss her

Anna Chapman, one of 10 Russian spies to be deported from New York Thursday, was once married to a British man in London. He called her "wild."

Kooky? Ahead of his time? The man who would be stateless

Garry Davis renounced his US citizenship 62 years ago and declared himself "World Citizen No. 1." Why would he do that?

More trouble for royal outsider Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York

The Duchess of York has offered access to Prince Andrew, Britain's special representative for trade and investment, to an undercover reporter for $724,000.

UK general election: Britons poised to make history

An embattled yet experienced incumbent faces an untested but charismatic Conservative. Also in the mix is a surprise upstart contender.

Volcanic ash cloud economics: Europe's winners and losers

As Iceland's volcanic ash cloud hangs over Europe, stranding airline passengers for a fifth day, the train, bus, taxi, and ferry companies are doing a booming business. Would you pay $5,000 for a taxi ride from Norway to Britain?

Last line of defense against in-flight terrorism: passengers

Terrorism on 9/11 permanently altered how passengers respond to airline hijackings, rewriting the conventional wisdom that the best way for passengers to stay safe is to stay quiet.

Thailand intercepts plane with weapons from North Korea

Thailand will charge detained crew members with crimes related to trafficking the 35-ton arms shipment in violation of sanctions slapped on North Korea for its missile and nuclear tests.

Rupert Murdoch's tabloid The Sun celebrates 40-years following his lead

Rupert Murdoch's sensationalist and politically relevant tabloid The Sun, celebrated 40 years under his ownership last week.

Raj Rajaratnam, arrested for insider trading, also linked to Sri Lanka case

Raj Rajaratnam, who was arrested Friday for insider trading in the US, is also linked to a money-transfer case in Sri Lanka.

Tamil Tiger leader announces 'new government' to pursue autonomy

One of the few leaders remaining after the rebel group's defeat in Sri Lanka last month says the diaspora should continue the struggle peacefully with a 'transnational government.'

Sri Lanka reveals evidence of rebel leader's death

President declares formal end to 26-year civil war and calls for unity.

Sri Lanka accused of shelling civilians

At least 378 died in an overnight bombardment, a government doctor said. The military denies the attack.

Canada: Life after newsprint

Sri Lankan war roils Indian politics

Tamil parties threaten to withdraw from India's Parliament, but some see this as an attempt to wrest more seats in upcoming elections.