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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.

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