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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.

Schools and transport services across US eastern seaboard have been suspended with 'Frankenstorm' due to make landfall.

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

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney discuss foreign policy at the third and final televised presidential debate.

Obama and Romney discuss foreign policy issues, America's global leadership and US economy during the third and final US presidential debate.

Obama and Romney fare equally well on preference for US president in Washington Post-ABC News poll.

McKinnon, who has been fighting extradition battle for 11 years, faces 60 years in prison if extradited and convicted over US military files.

Republican says Obama has not done enough to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions but Biden says sanctions working.

State Department spikes earlier assertions that attack was spontaneous reaction to anti-Islam film.

Republican presidential contender keen to balance rebels' firepower against Assad.

Local media reports that flyers warning of death threats have been issued in certain Christian-dominated areas.

Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Partino to meet William Hague over Assange's asylum bid,

The militias, feeling the heat of protesters, are vacating and leaving security to the government.

Protesters angry at militant group Ansar al-Sharia which is allegedly involved in the US consulate attack.

Washington hoping to disassociate itself from views expressed in Innocence of Muslims.

US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney scorns Obama voters saying they do not pay their taxes.

Chinese subsidies, heavy duties on auto imports from America and artificially low Yuan rankle US.

Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges US to draw red line in further warning to Tehran.

The video, which features al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says the US will wipe out American Muslims.

White House says president too busy to meet Netanyahu - fuelling rumours of discord over Iran.

Iran said to be in talks to sell around two million barrels of oil to Egypt.

Statement says American forces in Afghanistan are 'invaders' and will soon face total defeat there.

While Romney takes a dig at Obama for not creating enough jobs, Obama blames Republicans for thwarting his plans in Congress.

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are not know for their personal bonding but hit it off quite well at the convention.

Bill Clinton lauds Obama's record on reviving the economy and job generation.

US first lady portrays Obama as a caring family man and one who initiated change in the US in run-up to husband's debate with Mitt Romney.

Nearly 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are living without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.