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US President Barack Obama is leading on Republican candidate Mitt Romney in several decisive swing states recent polls show.

China's ageing population, huge credit bubbles and rising inequality is creating a serious "middle income trap" that could hurt the next phase of its "economic miracle".

Australian court ruling on complex derivative rating could have major impact on ratings agencies around the world

Scores of houses have no power supply making them uninhabitable as temperature nears freezing point.

As the US Presidential Election draws to a finish, Ken Levine, director of BioShock Infinite, shares his thoughts on American politics.

Frenetic work schedule of DiCaprio and Heatherton blamed for break-up.

Marathon cancelled following mounting criticism over the timing of the event soon after Superstorm Sandy.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that the city marathon will go on as planned on Sunday, despite growing backlash related to Hurricane Sandy damages.

Man arrested for making gun threat at gas station as hundreds queue for essential fuel.

As official data reveals 171,000 jobs added to US economy in October, IBTimes UK brings you the initial reactions and how it will effect the US Elections

Bloomberg says devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has brought climate change issue 'into sharp relief'.

Ortega reportedly said she was angry at being asked to do the housework before she stabbed Lucia and Leo Krim to death.

Steve Coll's book on Exxon Mobil examines the "notoriously secretive" history of the oil giant.

4.5 million people are facing chronic fuel and power problems with chronic congestion in New York.

Ratings Agency says underlying capital base to major US insurers safe despite anticipated hit to quarterly earnings from deadly storm.

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

Antibodies, DNA strands and genetically modified mice all perish after flood and power cut at Smilow building.

The UK has finally got a 4G mobile phone network, so what does it mean, and what can we expect from this superfast network?

Traditional Greenwich Village extravaganza of ghouls, ghosts and monsters abandoned for first time in 39 years.

Virgin Atlantic resuming service to US east coast but BA cancelling some flights.

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

Some industry forecasts say it could rank as one of the most costly hurricanes ever to hit the US, though others say it is too early to tell.

Apple's iPad Mini has received its first batch of reviews, with critics being unanimously positive

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will celebrate her first birthday as a mother, since giving birth to daughter Aaradhya, on 1 November.

Angela Dresch, 13, among more than 50 casualties of Superstorm Sandy that has devastated coastal districts of New York and New Jersey.

Explosion at Manhattan power station leaves nearly 200,000 houses without power.

Disruption of power and telecommunication systems due to superstorm Sandy affect the businesses of online retailers.

Transport and communication systems are badly hit and are expected to take days to return to normalcy.

Ahead of Assassin's Creed III launching on 31 October, its creative director Alex Hutchinson speaks about the American Revolution and creating an epic.

Assassin's Creed III, a sandbox adventure game from Ubisoft, is a flawed epic set in the American Revolution