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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

New York and New Jersey declared major disaster areas as Superstorm Sandy death toll reaches 84 .

Despite the chaos of Sandy, social media users have flooded cyberspace with images parodying the storm.

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).

The Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright involved in a verbal altercation with pro-Serb activists.

Californian boy faces 11 years in state custody if judged responsible, but lawyer says defendant 'conditioned to violence' by far-right father.

Hurricane Sandy has caused major power outages, bringing down major websites like The Huffington Post and Gawker.

New York Stock Exchange stays closed as record flooding hit lower Manhattan.

As the Superstorm Sandy hits the East Coast, celebrities around the globe are extending their support and concern through the social networking sites.

Flights have been cancelled, stock markets remain shut and retailers expect a slump in sales. But analysts suggest that the storm in unlikely to have a major economic impact.

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission declares alert at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant after Frankenstorm Sandy makes landfall.

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

Sandy lashes into southern New Jersey with winds of 85mph.

Meteorologist predict landfall any minute, with Atlantic City already flooded and 600,000 people without electricity.

Flooded gambling hub is first city to be affected by huge approaching storm.