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| Ex-Murdoch British editor admits phone-hacking offence |
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 By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A former newspaper editor, whose emails led to the exposure of widespread phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct British tabloid, the News of the World, pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally listening to people's voicemails. Ian Edmondson is the eighth person from what was once Britain's biggest-selling paper to have been convicted of being involved in hacking celebrities' phones to find exclusive stories. Edmondson, who had previously denied any wrongdoing, admitted conspiring with colleagues to illegally access voicemails. ...
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| Former Infosys employee files new lawsuit seeking damages |
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 MUMBAI (Reuters) - A former Infosys Ltd employee responsible for starting a U.S. investigation into the Indian information technology company's visa practices has filed another lawsuit, demanding damages for alleged wrongful termination. U.S. national Jack Palmer, who was employed by Infosys in Alabama, said in the lawsuit filed on Thursday with a New Jersey court that he had been discriminated against because he flagged that the company was flouting U.S. visa rules. The lawsuit, seen by Reuters, did not specify how much damages Palmer was seeking. ...
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| Liberia imposes media restrictions on "invasive" Ebola coverage |
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 By Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) - Journalists will need official permission to cover many aspects of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, under new rules that the government said aimed at protecting patient privacy. The move was announced on Thursday, the day an American cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia became the first foreign journalist to test positive for Ebola. There was no indication that the new rules were related to that case. ...
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| Spanish court rejects Messi appeal in tax fraud case |
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 BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Spanish court has rejected an appeal lodged by Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi against his prosecution for alleged tax evasion. Spain's public prosecutor argued in June that Messi's father Jorge was responsible for the family's finances and not the four-times World Player of the Year. A court in Barcelona decided, however, Lionel Messi could have known about and approved the creation of a web of shell companies that were allegedly used to evade taxes due on income from image rights. ...
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| In historic homeland, Pakistan's Sikhs live under constant threat |
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 By Syed Raza Hassan PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - Every time someone walks into his pharmacy in the volatile Pakistani city of Peshawar, Amarjeet Singh prepares for the worst. "I don't know if it's a customer or an assailant who will reach out for his gun," Amarjeet, a member of Pakistan's tiny Sikh minority, told Reuters. Easily recognised because of their colourful turbans, members of Pakistan's Sikh community say they have been singled out and attacked increasingly in the South Asian nation where radical Islamist militants see them as infidels. ...
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