meeting to discuss the crisis in syria. the government of bashar al assad has ignored. james murdoch is backing away from the british newspapers in his father s media empire. news corp. says murdoch is no longer on the boards of the subsidiaries that publish the times, the sunday times. the inquiry into uk press efforts is back in session in london this thursday. the committee is set to hear from author j.k. rowling, actress sienna miller and former formula one chief max moseley, the inquiry is looking into allegations of phone hacking and police bribe by by the press. i m monita rajpal, world business today starts right now. it s 9:00 a.m. here at cnn in london. good morning to you. i m nina dos santos. it s 5:00 p.m. at cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday, november 24th. the former clrkseo of olympus speaks with prosecutors in japan. speculation is mounting about him taking his oath job back.