Phone-hacking scandal: the view in newspapers around the world - in pictures

A parody version of a fictional New York Post front page created by Vanity Fair shows News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch covered in shaving foam Photograph: Reuters

The cover of the Hindustan Times also focuses on the pie attack Photograph: Public Domain

A spread from the leftwing French paper Libération highlights the key players in the saga Photograph: Public Domain

Australia's Canberra Times deals with the ramifications of the scandal in Murdoch's homeland Photograph: Public Domain

A selection of Australian newspaper front pages show the results of the select committee meeting Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

The English-language China Daily also concentrates on the pieing Photograph: Public Domain

The Catalan paper La Vanguardia believes Murdoch performed badly at the hearing Photograph: Public Domain

The Wall Street Journal, owned by Murdoch's News Corporation, leads with the story Photograph: Public Domain

The Wall Street Journal's European edition also carries a picture of the pieing Photograph: Public Domain

Melbourne's The Age concentrates on the allegations against Paul Stephenson and the Met Photograph: Public Domain