The founder of the shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload appeared in a New Zealand court Monday, as the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to extradite him and other company officials on criminal charges. But his lawyer insisted his client is innocent.

Syria’s government rejected the Arab League’s plan instructing President Bashar al-Assad to delegate powers to his vice president, calling it “blatant intervention in its internal affairs,” Syria’s official SANA news agency reported.

They say 40 is the new 30. Or maybe 40 is the new 20 in Brad Hogg’s case after the 40-year-old left-arm wrist spinner, who retired from all forms of cricket in March of 2008, was selected in Australia’s T20 squad for the upcoming internationals against In

Unseeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova upset 12th seed and five-time champion Serena Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Monday.