The Tajik authorities have released the BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov on bail a month after he was detained on charges of having links with a banned Islamic party. But an official statement said the criminal case against him would continue and that he would not be allowed to leave the country. The Tajik government has faced international criticism over his detention. Mr Usmonov told his BBC colleagues that he was happy to be reunited with his family and

grateful

to those who had supported him.

BBC News

据称，默多克的新闻集团十年前曾经试图入侵纽约和华盛顿9.11袭击遇难者的手机。美国联邦调查局已经展开调查。该决定是应几名美国政治家的要求。Andrew North在华盛顿报道。

关于默多克在英国的报纸犯罪行为的指控已经跨越大西洋，美国对新闻集团的压力也逐渐上升，新闻集团大部分收入都是在美国创造的。几名国会议员联名表示，默多克应该接受调查，尤其是关于默多克的记者可能曾经入侵9.11袭击遇难者的手机。FBI消息来源表示，收到纽约共和党人Peter King的信函之后，他们已经开始对这些指控展开调查。

默多克的新闻集团表示，鲁伯特·默多克(Rupert Murdoch)和他的儿子詹姆斯终究还是会参加英国议会委员会的听证会，针对他旗下驻英国一家报纸的电话窃听丑闻回答相关问题。