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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was due to visit the offices of The Sun on Friday following the arrests of ten of its current and former staff over allegations of bribing public officials.

Amanda Knox, who spent four years in jail in Italy on charges of murdering her British roommate before being acquitted, has signed a book deal with HarperCollins, the publisher said Thursday.

Journalists from Rupert Murdoch's The Sun have contacted a trade union to discuss suing the tabloid's owners, the union said, after five staff members were arrested in a police bribery probe.

Amanda Knox, who spent four years in jail in Italy on charges of murdering her British roommate before being acquitted, has signed a book deal with HarperCollins, the publisher said Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - The investigation into payments by Rupert Murdoch's Sun journalists to police and other officials is looking into "suspected criminality over a sustained period of time" involving tens of thousands of pounds, a source with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

LONDON (Reuters) - An investigation into Rupert Murdoch's top-selling British newspaper, the Sun, has uncovered evidence that it paid tens of thousands of pounds in retainers to public officials for tipoffs, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Wednesday.

Faded online social network Myspace said Monday it was getting a second wind due to the popularity of a freshly launched online music player.

London police on Monday defended a string of arrests at Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun, which has accused the force of carrying out a "witch hunt" against its journalists.

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch will face hostile and angry staff when he arrives in Britain this week seeking to face down a growing rebellion within his newspaper business and end the talk that his flagship Sun could close following a string of arrests.

Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun on Monday condemned police raids against its journalists as a "witch-hunt" worthy of former communist states, and won rare support from rival newspapers.

Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun on Monday said police raids against its journalists were part of a "witch-hunt" that had left Britain behind former Soviet states on press freedom.

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son Lachlan was Friday appointed chairman of commercial broadcaster Network Ten as it looks to make inroads on its key Australian rivals.

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son Lachlan was Friday appointed chairman of commercial broadcaster Network Ten as it looks to make inroads on its key Australian rivals.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process.

(Reuters) - Big U.S. media companies bought back record amounts of their own shares in the last year, with cash generated by cable television networks that drew strong viewership and advertising dollars despite the economic uncertainty.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp <TRI.TO> <TRI.N> reported a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $3 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge to account for the decline in its financial services business.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp <TRI.TO> <TRI.N> reported a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $3 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge to account for the decline in its financial services business.

Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader Netflix.

(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp <NWSA.O> posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday driven by strong growth at its cable networks and movie studio offset by declines at its publishing business.

News Corp. said Wednesday that its net profit rose 65 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year to $1.06 billion.