Urgent change is needed at the Press Complaints Commission which showed its lack of powers in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, the chairman of the body which funds it says.

Read more:
Press body ‘needs urgent reform’

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney unleashed his harshest personal attack of the campaign on Newt Gingrich here Sunday, saying “it was proven that he was a failed leader” as the former governor pivoted sharply to regain his footing in the wake of Gingrich’s stunning resurgence over the weekend. Read full article > >

Go here to see the original:
In Florida, Romney takes aim at resurgent Gingrich

In the wake of the Stephen Lawrence verdict, Newsnight asks if police attitudes to race have changed enough despite radical reform to many of their practices.

View original post here:
VIDEO: Colour-blind society ‘long way off’

North Korea tells the international community not to “expect any change” in the wake of Kim Jong-il’s death, as the US sends a top diplomat to the region.

Read more:
North Korea: ‘Expect no change’

The Philippines government says 1,079 people are still missing in the wake of Typhoon Washi, already known to have killed more than 1,000.

View post:
Philippines missing ‘over 1,000′

Discussion of new moves against Iran is expected to dominate a meeting of EU foreign ministers, in the wake of the UK’s expulsion of Iranian diplomats.

Read more:
Iran likely to dominate EU talks

The New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, has returned about $20,000 in the wake of a federal investigation into his fund-raising practices.

Read more:
Liu Begins Returning Campaign Donations

The New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, has returned about $20,000 in the wake of a federal investigation into his fund-raising practices.

Original post:
Liu Begins Returning Campaign Donations

The Leveson inquiry, launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, hears suggestions that other papers took part in the practice.

Read the original:
Hacking ‘linked to other papers’

A judge-led inquiry set up in the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal begins looking into the practices of the press.

Visit link:
Judge to begin phone-hack probe

A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the “Climategate” email affair, concludes the Earth really is warming.

See the rest here:
Earth is warming, study concludes

In the wake of Troy Davis’s execution.

Link:
Jimmy Carter Bashes Death Penalty

Former PM Tony Blair denies military intervention in the Middle East radicalised Muslims in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.

See the article here:
Blair denies 9/11 radicalisation

About 12 universities are looking into reducing their 2012 fees in the wake of government policy changes.

See the original post here:
Universities ‘consider fees cut’

Labour is seeking cross-party support to tighten rules on media takeovers in the wake of News Corp’s bid to take over BSkyB, the BBC learns.

Link:
Labour seeks takeover rule change