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Canada churned out a stunning 60,900 jobs in September, once again outshining the United States with an economy that is humming along even as other rich nations struggle with debt and slumping confidence.

The boy is the youngest Australian to be arrested under Indonesia's drug laws.

Stocks were rising Friday on the September jobs report, with many analysts calling the 103,000 jobs created last month encouraging and others saying it confirmed their view that early August economic reports exaggerated U.S. weakness.

Ontario Liberals scored a third straight victory in a provincial election in Canada's economic center on Thursday, but fell one seat short of a majority and will need support from opposition legislators to stay in power.

Global investors have weighed in on which 2012 presidential candidate they think will do a better job handling the economy. Their choice? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a new Bloomberg Global Poll.

Clooney, who has long denied every attending one of Berlusconi's infamous bunga bunga parties, revealed for the first time that he was invited to the orgiastic festivities by the statesman.

Republicans need to stop looking for savior candidates and start focusing on the candidates they have, or they will end up like the 2004 Democrats: unable to present a compelling alternative to an unpopular incumbent.

Five homosexual men were found bound and strangled between December 2010 and September 2011 in and around the Johannesburg area.

Much of the media attention on Occupy Wall Street has centered on the lack of singular demands and unification amongst the hundreds of protesters camped out in Zuccotti Park.

Friday marks the tenth anniversary of the War in Afghanistan, but few in either Kabul or Washington are celebrating.

Medvedev seems to be suggesting that Moscow would oppose any attempts by foreign forces to oust the Syrian leader.

For two years, Herman Cain has had his opinion columns published on a conservative Web site that often questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was given to three women: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace advocate Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly added 103,000 jobs in September -- nearly double the consensus estimate. It's the best news for the world's largest economy in several months, and if a job growth trend forms, the nation's high unemployment rate will start to decline -- and that would be a welcome sight for investors and job-seekers alike.

Study finds that fast food ads are more influential on kids than parents.

Moody’s believes that the UK government will “more likely now … allow smaller institutions to fail if they become financially troubled.” Shares of RBS and Lloyds were down as much as 3.5 percent in London trading.

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.

When the Occupy Wall Street movement began, it seemed like one of those things that was interesting for a moment but likely to soon go away. Now, the movement has spread to other U.S. cities as offshoots of the so-called leaderless movement, we can see and understand that something much bigger is happening than just another protest.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen have won the Prize for their work on women's rights.

Three women who have campaigned for rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

In an odd twist, California business groups applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation on Thursday to create a new layer of government regulation they say will lessen the burdens imposed by future regulations.

Low-income Californians will no longer need to be fingerprinted when they apply for food stamp assistance, under legislation signed into law on Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown.

Fleet Week comes to San Francisco tomorrow, opening with the Blue Angels.

Occupy Portland, the latest in the Occupy Wall Street movements sweeping the nation's cities, began this morning despite having no permit.

Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden, may face the death penalty, says Pakistani government.

California's leaders will next week get their first look at the state's September revenue, which will go a long way to determining whether they will need to cut yet more spending.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warned Republicans about delaying the confirmation of a director to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

George Clooney's new movie, Ides of March and his vocal support of the Democratic Party, have many wondering if the actor will someday announce his own candidacy.

Herman Cain is tied with Mitt Romney for first place in the latest CBS News poll of Republican primary voters. He has gained 12 percentage points, while Rick Perry has fallen 11 points.