Malaysians held in Nepal over fake credit cards (The Star) NEW DELHI: Three Malaysian men, a Nepali woman and a Chinese national were detained in Kathmandu, Nepal, while on a shopping binge trying to purchase expensive goods using forged credit cards.

Credit Cards Travel Troubles (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) Its hard to beat a trip to Europe. You get scenery, history, different cuisines, museums, shopping, new friends to make, and more. Your trip can quickly become a bummer, though, if the credit card you brought with you keeps getting rejected.

Anthrax lures new singer via MySpace New York area musician contacts metal bands guitarist through the site. They get together, jam for 10 hours, and decide to join forces. Thrash metal band Anthrax has plucked a new singer from obscurity, with a little help from MySpace.com. Dan Nelson, 31, who had fronted several...

Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse files? After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on mans PC, he asks judges to say results of search cant be used as evidence. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Pennsylvania man accused of possessing illegal images objects to...

Dropping off the grid After screwing up his travel preparations, CNET News.coms Charles Cooper goes through the electronic equivalent of cold turkey. Packing for a recent hiking vacation, I forgot my cell phone. When I realized my goof, it was too late. I was 30,000 feet over Californias Sierras and climbing. ...

UK call for more air seat space There must be a new minimum distance between seats on airlines in order to ensure passenger health and safety, a report declares.

Liverpool remakes the nativity New version of Christmas story to be played out on the streets of Liverpool and broadcast live on BBC

Neighbourhood Gossip Travel: Beth Ditto plays tour guide in her home town of Portland, Oregon, in the first of our new insiders guides