Darren Weir

Costumes, candy, home decorations, it all adds up when you are budgeting for Halloween. And a new survey has found that Halloween is the third most important retail season of the year, after Christmas and back-to-school.

The US Anti-Doping Agency says it has evidence claiming that Lance Armstrong was at the center of the most "sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."

As international accolades pour in for Russian punk band Pussy Riot, a Moscow court has released one of the three jailed activists, on probation.

Barcelona - Lady Gaga has become the latest performer to join an exclusive group after vomiting on stage during a performance in Barcelona on the weekend.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced an early election, saying the vote should be held "as soon as possible."

New York - Lindsay Lohan was allegedly assaulted in her New York hotel room by a man she met in a Chelsea nightclub early Sunday. The pair were arguing about some photos he took of the actress on his cell phone.

Omar Khadr is back in Canada from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to finish serving out his prison term on home soil.

The US Transportation Safety Administration says 381 officers have been fired for theft since 2003, 11 so far this year. And one convicted officer says a culture of indifference allows employees to steal from passengers without fear of getting caught.

It didn't take much time for the Internet to respond to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bomb cartoon at the United Nations.

Have you ever wanted to explore the depths of the planet's oceans and seas but are afraid of deep sea diving? Google Maps has now unveiled a new Street View, with underwater panoramic virtual maps of the oceans.

Jakarta - Two months after Tori, the smoking orangutan was moved to an isolated island at the Solo Zoo in Indonesia to force her to quit the habit, she has given birth.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a 15-year old girl can pursue her cyber-bullies, without having to give up her identity. The court decided unanimously, the girl deserves to be protected from further victimization by having her name released.

On the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to the United Nations on Iran, a leaked government report could temper his message, saying western sanctions are having an impact.

Damascus - Syrian rebels fighting the Assad regime, say they have received text messages on their mobile phones from authorities saying, "Game Over."

Flensburg - A 28-year old woman has been charged in Germany, with killing her five newborn babies after an infant's body was first discovered in 2006.

For the second time this year, a massive Sturgeon has been caught and released from BC's Fraser River weighing in at over one-thousand pounds.

Ottawa - Canadian Members of Parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would have reopened the debate over abortion. But 10 Conservative cabinet ministers are under scrutiny for supporting the motion, including the minister for the Status of Women.

Yom Kippur is the high holiday for Jews around the world. In Israel, it's a day when everything shuts down; every school, business, and government office closes, there's no public transportation and nobody drives. But it also comes with its own hazards.

As Chris Brown prepared for a court hearing over a possible parole violation in connection with his assault on Rihanna in 2009, Rihanna sent him a message of good luck.

If you have noticed private messages showing up on your Facebook timeline, you're not alone. But Facebook denies there is a privacy issue.