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).

Good news for retailers, as a new benchmark survey shows better-than-expected sales in October.

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

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

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

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.

Nikkei gains 0.41 percent while KOSPI is up 0.70 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng index rose to 0.25 and 0.10 percent respectively.

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.

Hudson River bursts banks and floodwaters rise in deserted city streets as Frankenstorm nears.

Kim Aveston in Leominster, Massachusetts, tells Lianna Brinded about panic buying, emergency electricity generators and people fearing the worst after last year’s storm.

Extreme weather is God's revenge on sinful America, says anti-gay chaplain.

Airports and airlines cancelling hundreds of flights to and from America's eastern seaboard because of 'Frankenstorm'.

Fears grow for safety of missing 12-year-old lost in storm after discovery of shoe and damaged bicycle.

Russian carrier Amurskoe disappears in a storm in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Sea school sailing ship in trouble after being battered by Hurricane Sandy in 20ft seas off North Carolina coast.

US east coast landfall imminent by storm described as potential worst to hit US.

US equity markets will suspend trading on safety concerns as Hurricane Sandy threatens to hit the East Coast early this week.

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.

Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall in the US east coast early next week.

Forecasters say hurricane which has already claimed 21 lives could merge with northeastern arctic storm on approach to US east coast.

Sandy is likely to gain further momentum in the next few hours and is heading towards the Bahamas.

Sandy turns into a category two hurricane and is likely to hit Cuba next.

Surreal vision of life on wrong side of the levee in strange community of The Bathtub is no soft soap, says Matt Chapman.

Nick Griffin once dreamed of being an MP but now a decimated party sees leader reduced to a Twitter troll

As calls to boycott the world's biggest coffee chain intensify, it's worth asking if taxing profits is the best way to ensure economic fairness.