LatestfiguresintheUnitedStatesshowmanymorejobswerecreatedlastmonththanforecast170,000althoughtheunemploymentratewasmarginallyhigher.BoththeObamaandRomneypresidentialcampaignseizedonthenumbersastheycampaignedhardintheswingstates.MarkMardellreportsfromOhio.
It'sjustfourmoredaysuntiltheelectionfromtheOhiocrowdshoutedoutthesupporttoanewlyenergizedpresident.Hesaidhewouldn'trestuntileveryAmericanwhowantedajobhadone,andthattoday'sbetterthanexpectedfigures,171,000newjobscreatedinOctoberwasthemostforeightmonths.ButMittRomneyinWisconsin,oneanotherswingstatessaidtheslightriseinunemploymentto7.9%showtheeconomyhadstagnated.HewouldputAmericaonabettercourse.Thefiguresthemselvesareunsurprising,butinaracethistight,anythingthatcouldsway,justafewvotesmayreallymatter.
FivedaysafterahugestormwreckedpartsoftheUnitedStatesnortheasternseaboard,frustrationisgrowingamongthevictims.Manyofwhomarestillwithoutfuel,andelectricity.MotoristsinNewYorkhavebeenqueuingforhoursatpetrolstationsandworkersarestrugglingtorestorepowertomillionsontheeastcoast.SteveKingstonisinNewYork.
Emergencycrewsarehere,thedebrisisbeginningtobeclearedaway,therearebulldozersonthesestreets.Butthereisadegreeofangerfromresidentswhoreallyfeelthattheauthoritiesinthecityshouldhavedonemore,soonertohelpthem.
IsawNobodyhereyet,Nobodycametomydooryet.Nobody,thestormwasonMondaynight,it'snowFriday,Istillhavenobodyhere,somebodygetherehelpus,please.
ItreallyishardtocomprehendthatthisisNewYorkcity,financialcapitaloftheworld.Andputtingitallright,alltowed,willcostbillionsandtakemanymonthsandperhapsalotlonger.
TheUgandangovernmentsaysitwillwithdrawitsforcesfrommilitaryoperationsinSomalia,theDemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheCentralAfricanRepublic.TwocabinetministerssaidthetroopwithdrawalswereinrespondstoaUNreportwhichsuggestedUgandawassupportingrebelsintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Ugandahasdescribedtheleakedreportsasmalicious.ThesecurityministerisMuruliMukasa.
Wewanttobeinagoodrelationshipwithourneighbors,wewanttobeassofineassowe'vebeen,ifbyouractionwearemisinterpreted,please,wearesorry.Let'sstopalltheseinitiatives.Wewillconcentrateonourselves.Whoeverwantstocauseustroublewillfindusatourhome.MuruliMukasa.
ABBCcorrespondentinKampalasaysUgandanwithdrawlwouldhaveseriousimplicationsforregionalpeacekeepingefforts.
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AformerministerinBritain'slastLabourgovernmentisresigningasamemberofparliamentafterhewasfoundtohavemadefalseexpensesclaims.AparliamentarycommitteesaidthatDenisMacShanhadsubmitted$20,000worthoffalseinvoices.Hesaidheregrettedhisactionsbuthadnotgainedpersonallyfromthemoneypaidout.
CubahasaccusedtheUnitedStatesofhelpingdissidentsaccesstheinternetasapartofcampaigntounderminetheCommunistgovernment.ItsaidtheAmericandiplomaticrepresentativesinHavanawereprovidingtraining,financeandtechnologytoopponentsofthegovernment.TheUSStateDepartmentsaidtheUSinterestsectioninHavanadidprovideinternetservicestoCubansbutdeniedtheywereaimedatsubvertingthegovernment.
TheCambodiangovernmenthasapprovedthebuildingofacontroversialhydroelectricdamonatributarytotheMekongRiver.Thejoint-ventureinvolvesCambodian,ChineseandVietinameseinvestmentofnearly$800m.Environmentalcampaignerswarneditwoulddevastatethelivelihoodsandhomesofthousandsofpeople.
ThechurchoftheHolySepulchreinJerusalemhaswarneditmayshutitsdoorstopilgrimsbecauseofarowoveranunpaidwaterbillofmorethan$2m.ManyChristiansbelievetheChurchtobetheplacewhereJesuswascrucifiedandburied.RondFerurthasthisreport.
TheChurchoftheHolySepulchrehastraditionallybeingexemptfrompayingforwater,butthecompanyhasinrecentyearsbegundemandingthatitsbillbesettled.Churchofficialssaytheythoughtthey'dclinchedadealwiththewaterfirm,allowingthemtostartpayingforfuturesupplies,butwritingoffthemulti-milliondollardebts.Withthebankingaccountfrozen,hundredsofpriests,monksandteachersaregoingwithoutpay.Thechurch,theHolySepulchrenowsaysthatitmaybrieflycloseitsdoorasamarkoftheprotest.HundredsofthousandsofChristiansvisitthechurcheachyear.It'sbeingaplaceofpilgrimagesincethe4thcentury.
