Elections

Nikkei trades 0.08 percent higher while Shanghai and Hang Seng index gain 0.90 and 0.27 percent. KOSPI slid 0.95 percent.

US President Barack Obama and New Jersey governor Chris Christie visit regions hit by superstorm Sandy and promise all the help needed to rebuild.

Battleground state of Ohio focus of row between Jeep/Chrysler and Republican candidate.

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie praises Obama while Mitt Romney struggles in hurricane aftermath.

Salafist leader Adel Afifi demands hardline Islamist laws for Egypt's post-revolution constitution.

Mitt Romney become the target of Twitter mockery under the hashtag #RomneyStormTips as Deomcrats savaged his plans to break-up the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have decided to focus on relief measures rather than on election campaign.

Super-storm Sandy causes severe flooding in lower Manhattan leaving up to three million people without electricity.

Early results suggest Yanukovych's party has beaten opposition bloc led by jailed Yulia Tymoshenko, with Vitali Klitschko's Punch party coming in fourth.

Sandy is expected to gain further strength before making landfall anywhere between Maryland and Southern England.

Conservatives pledged tax breaks for married couples in their 2010 manifesto.

Berlusconi will not serve jail sentence until the lengthy appeal process is over.

Italy's colourful, controversial - and now convicted - ex-premier has never been far from the public eye.

Polls show Obama ahead in Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada.

US GDP grew faster than expected but mixed data below headline provides ammunition for both Obama and Romney campaigns

One in four out of work in Europe's fourth-largest economy amid deepening recession.

Former Republican Secretary of State says he will vote for President Obama as Romney’s foreign policy is a 'moving target.'

Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney tweets endorsement for president: I watched all the debates.

Polls show president is ahead of Mitt Romney in crucial bellwether state.

Billionaire's so-called bombshell on US president Barack Obama a bluff as he disinters old chestnut about president's past.

Silvio Berlusconi puts speculation to rest by saying he will not run for 2013 parliamentary elections.

Billionaire Donald Trump claims he is to reveal “gigantic” news about the President. Netizens speculate that Michelle Obama once consider divorcing Barack.

Under-pressure police chief denies decision down to Hillsborough cover-up boast allegations.

Indiana Senate candidate's remark on conception triggers wave of criticism.

Gay rights, climate change, Europe and Guantanamo Bay left off trio of televised debates.

Anti-Muslim march by far-right group in Walthamstow could be leaderless.

First visit by head of state to isolated Palestinian territory since 2007 Israeli blockade.

Salt Lake Tribune editorial spurns Mormon Republican candidate in favour of incumbent president.

No contest in 50 percent of constituencies because of Hamas boycott.

Outcome more difficult to predict than it has been for years but Florida televised debate likely to settle the jitters.