Murdoch to answer phone-hacking questions

Rupert Murdoch, the global media baron, has bowed to pressure from Britain's parliament to answer questions over alleged crimes at one of his newspapers, the Reuters news agency reports.

Murdoch had initially said he would not face questions from parliament's media committee over phone hacking at newspapers published by his UK newspaper company, News International.

Murdoch, 80, has already been forced to back down on his plan to acquire BSkyB.

Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from London.