Superstorm Sandy

New Nasa pic captures earth in detail

Almost 40 years to the day after the Apollo 17 crew snapped the famed "blue marble" image of Earth floating in space on December 7, 1972, NASA has unveiled "black marble" video views of the planet by night.

New Nasa pic captures earth in detail

Almost 40 years to the day after the Apollo 17 crew snapped the famed "blue marble" image of Earth floating in space on December 7, 1972, NASA has unveiled "black marble" video views of the planet by night.<br />

Sandy aftermath: About a million homes still without power

New Jersey remained the hardest-hit state, with more than a half million homes and businesses with no power more than a week after the storm hit on 29 October down from a peak of 2.6 million.

Storm-weary voters in US Northeast face delays, confusion

Election officials face unprecedented challenges across the US Northeast, where polling stations were damaged by superstorm Sandy eight days ago.

Sandy aftermath: NY grapples with commuters thronging feeble transport system

A new challenge loomed for the region a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the New Jersey and New York coast lines: Commuters, students and motorists — forced out of their cars by a fuel shortage — converging on transit systems not fully ready for them.

Manhattan gets power back after 5 days

The lights are back on in lower Manhattan to the relief of residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by Superstorm Sandy.

New York cancels marathon after Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc

The New York City Marathon, an annual event for the last 40 years which was set for tomorrow, has been cancelled after the city administration was criticised for holding the race even as residents were recovering from the destruction caused by megastorm Sandy.

Obama gets excellent marks for Hurricane Sandy response

Obama rushed from Florida to Washington to oversee disaster preparation.

US election: Eight out of 10 voters praise Obama for Sandy response

The same poll found that Romney's one point national lead had been erased with the two candidates level on 49 points each, according to the newspaper.

US dismisses Sandy aid offer from Hafiz Saeed as 'hollow'

US today dismissed as "hollow" the offer of humanitarian aid for superstorm Sandy victims from Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and for whom the US has offered a bounty of $10 million.