LONDON (AP) -- Prominent British television presenter Jeremy Paxman has told an official inquiry that CNN interviewer Piers Morgan once gave him pointers on how to hack a mobile phone. Paxman's disclosure Wednesday appears at odds with Morgan's suggestions that he had no direct knowledge of the shady practice which many British journalists used to score scoops. A scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid reignited last year, rocking Britain's establishment and leading to the arrest of dozens of journalists, officials, and executives. Morgan, who edited the News of the World and the Daily Mirror newspapers before he joined CNN, has denied ever hacking a phone. In testimony to the inquiry late last year, he said his familiarity with the ... Continue reading →
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden was convicted of high treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington. Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA and verify bin Laden's presence at the compound in the town of Abbottabad where U.S. commandos killed the al-Qaida chief last May. The operation outraged Pakistani officials because they were not told about it beforehand. Senior U.S. officials have called for Afridi to be released, saying his work served Pakistani and American interests. His conviction comes at a sensitive time because the U.S. is already frustrated by Pakistan's refusal ... Continue reading →
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