Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought “private advice” over phone hacking, an email sent to ex-News International boss Rebekah Brooks by the firm’s PR chief suggests.

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Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, has been giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics.

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VIDEO: Sun postroom ‘legendary’

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, is to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics on Friday.

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A protest by a section of Air India pilots enters its second day with more international flights cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai, reports say.

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Click to watch video Join Errol Barnett in the small seaside town of Luderitz, where oyster fishermen have adapted and grown an industry. See more Inside Africa Previously – Keeping an oyster shortage at bay

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Namibia on the half-shell

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he wants to hold early parliamentary elections, a move intended to capitalize on his current strength as Israel builds its case for international action against Iran’s nuclear program. Read full article > >

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An advert showing an Argentine Olympic hopeful training in the Falkland Islands is criticised by the International Olympic Committee.

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Olympic advert criticised by IOC

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch received a strong endorsement from the board of directors of his News Corp. on Wednesday, a day after British lawmakers investigating a phone hacking scandal said Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a major international company.

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Each year, the International Energy Agency puts out a study of which technological advances are needed to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius. The 2012 report is out and the grades are dismal: Aside from a recent boom in wind and solar power, the world isn’t making much progress. Read full article > >

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Report: World progress too slow on climate control

RICHMOND — One night after celebrating his first win as an owner, Kyle Busch was back in Victory Lane on Saturday night — this time for his driving. Busch’s older brother, Kurt Busch, won the Nationwide Series race on Friday night at Richmond International Raceway in a car owned by Kyle Busch. Saturday night, Kyle Busch picked up his first win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season at a track he has dominated, taking the Capital City 400 for his fourth consecutive spring win at Richmond and 24th career victory. Read full article > >

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Capital City 400: Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond to cap big weekend

The U.S. Secret Service imposed new rules Friday aimed at tightening oversight of its employees on international trips in the wake of the Colombia prostitution scandal, banning staff from bringing foreigners into their hotel room, drinking alcohol within 10 hours of duty and visiting “non-reputable establishments.” Read full article > >

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Four current and former security screeners at Los Angeles international airport are arrested and charged with drug-trafficking and bribery.

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US air screeners ‘ran drug ring’

Spain, already struggling to contain its public debts, may need to pump more taxpayer money into its ailing banks to clear away tens of billions of dollars in bad real estate loans, the International Monetary Fund reported on Wednesday. Read full article > >

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Spanish banks ‘vulnerable’ and may need public help, says IMF

The 2012 International German Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in Germany, with entrants competing in categories including Imperial Moustaches and Dali Moustaches.

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A tour of the international courts and tribunals at The Hague

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VIDEO: Inside the city of justice