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.

Novell reports quarterly loss as expenses rise Maker of Linux software expects higher revenue in fiscal 2008, plans to expand restructuring program and consolidate facilities. Novell, the No. 2 publicly held maker of Linux software, reported on Thursday a quarterly loss compared with a year-earlier profit on an increase in operating expenses. The companys shares...

Assassins Creed boosts Ubisoft estimates Citing stronger-than-expected sales of game, publisher predicts operating income will be 3 percent higher than previous estimate. French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment raised its revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, citing strength of its Assassins Creed action game. Ubisoft expected operating income before stock options in...

Intel set to increase chip market lead Worlds top chipmaker is expected to increase its share of the global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, Gartner says. Intel, the worlds top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, market researcher Gartner said Friday....

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. Microsoft denied on Friday antitrust claims from Opera Software that the software giant is abusing its dominant market position to lock users into the Internet Explorer Web browser. Opera,...

Mothers in 30s boost population The UKs population is growing as more women have babies in their thirties, according to experts.

EU gambles on huge Kosovo mission 1,800 expected to be sent in nation-building exercise as response to strong pressure from Washington

Heres one I made earlier Life & style: Angela Hartnett: Dont resort to a microwave meal next time youve unexpected guests to feed