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.

Lonely Canadian shocked to get $84,000 phone bill Oil field worker, 22, downloaded movies and other high-resolution files unaware of the charges they would incur. A Canadian oil field worker, stunned to get an almost $84,000 cell phone bill, has had the charges reduced to about $3,400, but is still fighting them. Piotr Staniaszek, a...

Google develops Wikipedia rival Now in beta, the "knol project" aims to present authoritative articles; once project goes live, contributors can monetize their pages. Search and advertising giant Google is developing a user-generated online encyclopedia that could rival Wikipedia. Google has named the encyclopedia the "knol project," a knol being a...

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...

Smoking raises risk of diabetes Smoking is linked to a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

Canada MPs to end isotope crisis Canadian MPs pass an emergency bill to reopen a nuclear reactor that supplies medical isotopes worldwide.

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Sempron 3600+, 320GB HDD, 1GB RAM) Dell may not have the most bang for the buck in its new, trim Inspiron 531S, but it offers more options than the competition in this new, small-scale Windows desktop. For systems in its slimmed down class, we recommend it. For budget PCs in general, you can find a better deal if you shop around.

Williams warns breakaway bishops Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at attempts by church leaders to undermine support for gay rights