BBC News with Sue Montgomery
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States has opened an
inquiry
into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation sought to hack into phones of victims of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington 10 years ago. The decision followed requests from several American politicians. Here's Andrew North in Washington.
As allegations of criminal behaviour by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers in the UK have flowed across the Atlantic, the pressure has been mounting on News Corporation here in the US, which produces most of its income. Several congressmen have
lined up
to say he should be investigated
in particular
over claims his journalists may have hacked into the phones of victims of the 9/11 attacks. An FBI source has said it is now looking into these allegations following a letter from the New York Republican Peter King.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has said that he and his son James will
after all
attend a British parliamentary committee hearing to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal surrounding one of his newspapers in Britain.
The Italian Senate has approved an austerity budget worth $68bn in an effort to prevent the European debt crisis from
engulf
ing the country. The cuts have been rushed through after financial markets began
speculating
that Italy was facing a Greek-style debt repayment crisis. Austerity measures in Greece have