As British cellphone hacking scandal widens, Murdoch's bid for BSkyB hits new snag

Reports say that Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown were among those whose cellphones were targeted by newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch. Meanwhile, Murdoch's bid to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB faces months of delay after the government refers the matter to antitrust regulators.

British hacking scandal could gain U.S. legal scrutiny

• The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits bribing foreign officials
• A second portion of the law applies to accounting requirements
• "There does seem to be a basis for a U.S. investigation," says a business law professor

Former British Prime Minister accuses Murdoch of having "links with criminals"

• The police officer who decided not to investigate hacking earlier says some officers probably took bribes
• Gordon Brown says News International illegally got his bank details
• The accusation widens the scandal over illegal eavesdropping from News of the World to other Murdoch papers
• Public outrage over the scandal interferes with Murdoch's expansion plans