David Warner is pictured during the Commonwealth Bank ODI series against Sri Lanka in Sydney on January 20, 2013(©AFP/File) Cricket Australia said Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future. Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary...

Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers(©AFP/File) Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets. A tented stage has been set up at the technology...

Advertisers hold signs during Yahoo!'s announcement of the Tumblr acquisition in New York, May 20, 2013(©AFP) Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users. The two companies, one an aging Internet pioneer and...

The billion-dollar deal for Tumblr has stirred talk on the next big acquisition target in the sector(©AFP) The billion-dollar deal for Tumblr has stirred talk on the next big acquisition target in the sector, with cash-rich tech giants looking for the next potential star. Yahoo!’s blockbuster deal for the popular blogging platform comes amid a battle for...

TV grab from France 2 shows Jamal Al-Dura and his 12-year-old son trying to protect themselves in September 29, 2000(©France 2/AFP/File) Israel has said that a France 2 television report seen worldwide on the death of a Palestinian child in 2000 was “baseless”, following an analysis of the raw footage, drawing an angry reaction Monday from the...

Protesters wave the Portuguese flag during a demonstration against austerity in Lisbon on September 29, 2012(©AFP/File) The latest draconian measures to shore up the Portuguese economy will make matters worse and the government should break the agreement with the IMF and European Union or obtain better terms, an opinion poll found on Monday. But most Portuguese...

File picture for illustration shows young people around a TV in a bar in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian(©AFP/File) With his high-pitched voice, square spectacles and stubbly chin, Jordi Evole is not your typical dashing television presenter. That doesn’t stop three million Spaniards switching on to watch him every Sunday evening. Indeed,...