Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James backed down in the face of threats of jail from British legislators on Thursday and agreed to testify to a parliamentary committee on the phone-hacking scandal.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch was on Wednesday forced to withdraw his News Corporation’s bid for a complete takeover of British broadcaster BSkyB. News Corp. wanted to increase its stake from 39.1 per cent to 100 per cent in BSkyB, which owns Sky TV.

A different breed of celebrity seems to be taking over Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, with a British study revealing that one in 10 pets is on the popular social networking websites.

Coming soon: “Talking” cars, say Italian scientists who claim to have developed a software that lets vehicles “communicate” with one another on the road.

Here’s some good news for those who are nervous to go on their first date or face an interview — you can now sport a pair of “social X-ray” glasses that can let you know exactly what another person is

Salt is addictive in the same way as cigarettes or hard drugs, a study has found.

The London Olympics to be held in 2012 are going to be a special one as Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the remaining Beatles members, have been asked to perform at the games.

Spanish surgeons have performed “the wor-ld’s first double-leg transpl-ant” on a man whose legs were amputated above the knee after a mishap, a breakthrough they claim could offer hope to millions of

A woman in California drugged her husband, and tied him to his bed, and when he woke up she cut off his penis and tossed it in the garbage disposal, police said on Tuesday.

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Sachin Tendulkar is on the brink of yet another record-breaking achievement as he heads into next week's first Test against England at Lord's just one century away from 100 international hundreds.

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