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An Ontario court last week denied a request by the U.S. government for Megaupload to turn over mirrored copies of 32 computer servers to American authorities, stating that the request was too broad and that its scope needs to be pared down if the court is to grant a warrant to obtain the mirror images of the servers.

French troops are gearing up for on-the-ground combat in Mali, where an Islamist insurgency threatens global security.

Last year was also the 36th consecutive year to register a global temperature above the 20th-century average.

Staff cuts and stronger investment banking operations are expected to boost Goldman Sachs fouth-quarter and full-year performance.

A massive protest in Islamabad led by a Sufi cleric, purportedly to clean up Pakistani politics, turned violent Monday.

A contest is underway to help rid the Everglades of a deadly invader, the Burmese python. More than 700 people from 32 states and Canada congregated on Fort Lauderdale, Florida Saturday to kick off the state-sponsored 2013 Python Challenge.

The PaperTab, which looks and feels just like a sheet of paper, may one today overtake today's tablets.

On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh compared the gay-marriage movement to a movement to "normalize" pedophilia.

Rizana had been imprisoned in the Dawadmi jail in Riyadh province, since her arrest in 2005.

There is no denying that the protests have indeed been massive. But do they really deserve to be called revolutionary?

Paulina Gretzky is reportedly dating pro golfer Dustin Johnson.

Alberta oil development is releasing increasing levels of toxins into surrounding freshwater sources.

Controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry is taking heat over criticizing the millions in aid Canada gives to Haiti after asking rhetorically on his Twitter feed, “Are we nuts?”

The stars in the automobile-rental market have all embraced Zipcar’s business model. But can anyone make a profit?

Sheardown’s wife Zena announced that he died on Dec. 30 after four years of battling Alzheimer’s disease while suffering from other ailments. He died in an Ottawa hospital at age 88.

Tsunami warnings were issued for parts of Alaska and Canada shortly after an earthquake struck early Saturday morning, but they were canceled.

A consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corp. is acquiring a 15 percent stake in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada Inc.

Lady Gaga will soon offer free counseling services to those that attend her upcoming concerts.

The FBI has labeled Mogilevich as the “most dangerous mobster in the world.”

A native chief in Canada is the latest in a long tradition of hunger strikers to risk health and life for a cause.

Winter Storm Euclid traveled across the United States this holiday week, disrupting thousands of Americans' travel plans. Next up: the Northeast.